पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 5, 1964 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: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra151.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha259.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.49°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra292.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani298.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:02 – 17:22
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 16:02
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:23 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:02 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:22 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:02 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:23 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 06:45 (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 Year5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849934.27
Julian Day2438399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.04°
🪷 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 (23.3502°), declination -22.73°, EoT -5.45 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: 2026-05-14T09:23:58.308Z