पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 6, 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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra334.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha266.71°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.52°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra221.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani343.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:05
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:43 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:23 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:43 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 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 Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851396.27
Julian Day2439861.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.26°
🪷 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 (23.4062°), declination -22.62°, EoT -5.88 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:37.988Z