पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 1905 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: 1962 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1827 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1312
Malayalam Era: 1081
Nanakshahi: 436
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra239.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.79°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha253.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.75°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra304.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani297.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā 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)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 36 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 Kāla12:03 – 13:23
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:03
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:02 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:21 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:02 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 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 Year5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828384.27
Julian Day2416849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.18°
🪷 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 (22.5260°), declination -22.80°, 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: 2026-05-14T08:20:16.805Z