पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 1959 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: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra176.30°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha237.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.63°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani246.90°DhanuMūla P3

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)00:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 05 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 Kāla09:24 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 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-West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:04 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:01 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:21 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:01 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 05:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:04 – 06:45 (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 Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848106.27
Julian Day2436571.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.28°
🪷 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 (23.2803°), declination -22.90°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:55:01.385Z