पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 13, 1937 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: 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.47°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.74°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha274.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra315.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani325.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:27
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:07
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:28 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 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 Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840081.27
Julian Day2428546.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.57°
🪷 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 (22.9734°), declination -21.57°, EoT -8.64 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: 2026-05-14T09:14:28.600Z