पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 9, 1908 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: 1965 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1830 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1315
Malayalam Era: 1084
Nanakshahi: 439
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra335.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha262.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.77°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra294.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani331.07°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 14:45
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:45
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:45 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:05 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:05 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:45 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5009
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829484.27
Julian Day2417949.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.40°
🪷 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 (22.5681°), declination -22.31°, EoT -7.10 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: 2026-05-14T08:42:29.313Z