पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 7, 1914 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: 1971 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1321
Malayalam Era: 1090
Nanakshahi: 445
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra20.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha253.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra255.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani50.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:24
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:04
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:46 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:04 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:23 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:04 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:46 (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 Year5015
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831674.27
Julian Day2420139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.78°
🪷 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 (22.6519°), declination -22.49°, EoT -6.29 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: 2026-05-14T06:13:36.107Z