पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 13, 1985 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: 2042 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1392
Malayalam Era: 1161
Nanakshahi: 516
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.16°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra166.89°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha248.18°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra316.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani211.78°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:08 – 17:28
Yamaganda12:07 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:08
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:07 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:08 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:08 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:07 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:46 (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 Year5086
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857613.27
Julian Day2446078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6439°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.56°
🪷 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 (23.6439°), declination -21.51°, EoT -8.64 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: 2026-05-14T06:34:59.590Z