पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 1900 CE

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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: 1957 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1822 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1307
Malayalam Era: 1076
Nanakshahi: 431
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra279.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha240.50°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra287.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani246.64°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:22
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:03
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:21 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5001
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826557.27
Julian Day2415022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.93°
🪷 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 (22.4562°), declination -22.87°, EoT -4.59 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: 2026-05-14T10:48:17.362Z