पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 3172 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: -3114
Śaka Saṁvat: -3249
Bengali Saṁvat: -3764
Malayalam Era: -3995
Nanakshahi: -4640
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra59.88°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.67°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
बुध Budha244.01°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.33°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani237.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:09
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 Kāla15:54 – 17:18
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:07
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:54
Varjyam06:37 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:09 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:32 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:56 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:07 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:31 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:18 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:07 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:56 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:32 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-69
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-25295.73
Julian Day563169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.3703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.92°
🪷 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 (-48.3703°), declination -15.00°, EoT 14.67 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: -3171-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)