पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 11, 1901 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1308
Malayalam Era: 1077
Nanakshahi: 432
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.67°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra158.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha262.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati247.20°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra242.15°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani257.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:06
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:26
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:06 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:06 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5002
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826930.27
Julian Day2415395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.55°
🪷 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 (22.4704°), declination -21.93°, EoT -7.89 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: 2026-05-14T10:46:47.777Z