पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 2, 1954 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: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra221.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.90°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha251.07°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.81°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra251.87°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani194.64°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:23 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:04
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:44 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:04 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:23 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:01 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:20 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:01 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:23 – 05:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:04 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846279.27
Julian Day2434744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2105°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.41°
🪷 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 (23.2105°), declination -22.97°, EoT -4.15 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 for: 1954-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)