पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 1987 CE

🪷 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: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra269.41°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.25°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha249.78°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra210.57°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani231.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:41
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:42
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:44 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:04 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:41 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:19 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:41 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:04 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858331.27
Julian Day2446796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.12°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.6714°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.71 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 for: 1987-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)