पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 13, 1963 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: 2020 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1370
Malayalam Era: 1139
Nanakshahi: 494
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)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.79°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra125.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha283.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati318.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra222.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani288.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:28
Yamaganda12:07 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:07
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

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 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:47 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:07 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:07 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:47 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 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 Year5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849577.27
Julian Day2438042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3366°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.69°
🪷 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 (23.3366°), declination -21.62°, EoT -8.64 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: 2026-05-14T08:40:21.718Z