पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 2, 1980 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra73.18°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha246.25°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra289.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani153.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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)16:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 30 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 Kāla12:02 – 13:22
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:02
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855775.27
Julian Day2444240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5736°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.55°
🪷 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 (23.5736°), declination -23.00°, 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: 2026-05-14T10:00:15.842Z