पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 1950 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: 2007 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1357
Malayalam Era: 1126
Nanakshahi: 481
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra63.72°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.46°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha279.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra295.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani146.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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)16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 00 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 Kāla14:42 – 16:01
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:22
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:01 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:21 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:01 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:45 (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 Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844819.27
Julian Day2433284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.85°
🪷 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 (23.1546°), declination -22.89°, 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: 2026-05-14T10:45:52.753Z