पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 3182 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3124
Śaka Saṁvat: -3259
Bengali Saṁvat: -3774
Malayalam Era: -4005
Nanakshahi: -4650
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra171.19°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha282.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.17°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra313.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani123.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:25
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 Kāla14:31 – 15:54
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:07
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:09 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:33 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:54 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:54 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:33 – 06:09 (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-79
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-28947.73
Julian Day559517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.64°
🪷 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 (-48.5100°), declination -15.14°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:13:22.334Z