पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 3172 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: -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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.98°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra73.34°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.52°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
बुध Budha245.12°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.23°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra225.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani238.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 51 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 Kāla07:33 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:31
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

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 Amṛta06:10 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:33 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:33 – 06:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-69
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-25294.73
Julian Day563170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.3702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.36°
🪷 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 (-48.3702°), declination -15.31°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:00:23.657Z