पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 21, 3138 BCE

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🪷 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: -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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.41°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra253.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.42°KarkaĀśleṣā P4
बुध Budha220.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati360.00°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra226.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani278.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:39 – 16:07
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:11
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:49 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:45 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:39 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:36 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:39 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:45 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12903.73
Julian Day575561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.21°
🪷 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 (-47.8963°), declination -5.33°, EoT 15.83 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: 2026-05-14T09:59:25.638Z