पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 2, 1960 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: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra301.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha243.75°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra216.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani256.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
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 Kāla06:45 – 08:04
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 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 – 06:45 (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 Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848470.27
Julian Day2436935.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2943°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.86°
🪷 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 (23.2943°), declination -23.01°, 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: 1960-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)