पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 7, 1986 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: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.74°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha248.28°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra259.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani221.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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)03:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:44 – 16:04
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:24
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:44 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:04 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:23 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:04 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:44 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 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 Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857972.27
Julian Day2446437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6577°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.97°
🪷 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 (23.6577°), declination -22.42°, EoT -6.29 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: 2026-05-14T07:30:17.081Z