पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 1920 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: 1977 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1842 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1327
Malayalam Era: 1096
Nanakshahi: 451
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra113.31°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.23°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha248.04°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.97°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra222.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani139.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 14:44
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:45
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
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: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:44 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:04 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:24 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:04 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:44 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 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 Year5021
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833866.27
Julian Day2422331.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7357°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.31°
🪷 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 (22.7357°), declination -22.42°, EoT -6.70 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:07.662Z