पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 2, 1968 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: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra282.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.27°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha260.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.69°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra217.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani343.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 32 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 Kāla14:41 – 16:01
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:22
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:41 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:01 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:01 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:41 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851392.27
Julian Day2439857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.65°
🪷 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 (23.4060°), 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 at: 2026-05-14T06:17:42.175Z