पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 15, 3131 BCE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3073
Śaka Saṁvat: -3208
Bengali Saṁvat: -3723
Malayalam Era: -3954
Nanakshahi: -4599
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.30°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra71.66°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala323.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha257.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra311.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani1.70°MeṣaAśvinī P1

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:31
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:08 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:55 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:19 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:55 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 06:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-28
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10321.73
Julian Day578143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.36°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-47.7976°), declination -14.66°, EoT 14.88 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: -3130-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)