पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 1937 CE

🪷 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: 1994 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1859 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1344
Malayalam Era: 1113
Nanakshahi: 468
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra152.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.35°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha278.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra304.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani325.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 56 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 Kāla16:01 – 17:21
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla14:42 – 16:01
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:42 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:01 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:21 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:01 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:42 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840071.27
Julian Day2428536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.13°
🪷 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 (22.9730°), declination -22.87°, 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 for: 1937-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)