पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 1946 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: 2003 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1353
Malayalam Era: 1122
Nanakshahi: 477
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra318.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.30°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha245.42°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.60°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra258.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani89.03°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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)09:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:44 – 16:04
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:25
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:46 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:44 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:04 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:24 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:04 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:44 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5047
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843363.27
Julian Day2431828.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0989°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.33°
🪷 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 (23.0989°), declination -22.33°, 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: 2026-05-14T07:46:41.984Z