पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 3138 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: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.39°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra239.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.33°KarkaĀśleṣā P4
बुध Budha219.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.00°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra225.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani277.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:17 – 08:45
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:40
Varjyam06:18 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:48 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:17 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:45 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:08 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:37 – 19:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:08 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:45 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:17 – 05:48 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12904.73
Julian Day575560.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.81°
🪷 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 (-47.8964°), declination -4.93°, EoT 15.70 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:23:40.856Z