पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 15, 3208 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: -3150
Śaka Saṁvat: -3285
Bengali Saṁvat: -3800
Malayalam Era: -4031
Nanakshahi: -4676
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.25°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra304.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha283.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra291.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani169.75°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:32 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:43
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:55 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:19 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:55 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-38445.73
Julian Day550019.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.8732°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.48°
🪷 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 (-48.8732°), declination -14.62°, EoT 14.88 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: -3207-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)