पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 29, 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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra121.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha253.10°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.70°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra300.23°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani266.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:58 – 17:18
Yamaganda12:00 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 15:58
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:43 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:03 – 09:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:22 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:00 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:20 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:58 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:18 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:58 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:20 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:22 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:03 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827282.27
Julian Day2415747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4839°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.28°
🪷 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 (22.4839°), declination -23.27°, EoT -2.35 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: 2026-05-14T08:23:52.522Z