पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 1921 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: 1978 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1328
Malayalam Era: 1097
Nanakshahi: 452
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra191.15°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.53°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha252.36°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra303.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani152.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī 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)01:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:04 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:42
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Amṛta06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:04 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:01 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:01 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:04 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834227.27
Julian Day2422692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7495°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.81°
🪷 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 (22.7495°), declination -22.88°, EoT -4.59 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: 2026-05-14T10:36:23.383Z