पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 12, 1971 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: 2028 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1378
Malayalam Era: 1147
Nanakshahi: 502
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra93.21°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.98°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha245.62°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra221.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani22.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:07
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:26
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:27 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:46 (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 Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852498.27
Julian Day2440963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.31°
🪷 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 (23.4483°), declination -21.77°, EoT -8.27 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: 2026-05-14T06:17:45.817Z