पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 1902 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: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra196.13°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha262.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra304.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani266.80°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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)02:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:05
Varjyam07:12 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:02 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:21 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:02 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827288.27
Julian Day2415753.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.78°
🪷 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 (22.4841°), declination -22.82°, EoT -5.02 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: 2026-05-14T06:26:42.245Z