पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.35°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra97.82°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha260.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra313.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani1.76°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:33 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:44
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:57 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:57 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-28
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10319.73
Julian Day578145.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.46°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-47.7975°), declination -15.30°, EoT 14.44 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: -3130-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)