पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 12, 1941 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: 1998 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1863 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1348
Malayalam Era: 1117
Nanakshahi: 472
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.43°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra71.04°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha269.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra245.50°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani15.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:27
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:07
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:27 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841541.27
Julian Day2430006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.58°
🪷 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 (23.0292°), declination -21.73°, EoT -8.27 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: 2026-05-14T08:19:33.212Z