पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra130.20°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.16°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha281.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra296.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani146.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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)20:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 32 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 Kāla16:04 – 17:24
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla14:44 – 16:04
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:25 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:44 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:24 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:44 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:25 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 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 Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844824.27
Julian Day2433289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.81°
🪷 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 (23.1548°), 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: 2026-05-14T07:43:00.046Z