पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 1992 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2049 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1914 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1399
Malayalam Era: 1168
Nanakshahi: 523
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra296.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.40°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha243.47°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.56°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra225.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani282.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:25
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:05
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:46 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:04 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:24 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:04 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860164.27
Julian Day2448629.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.50°
🪷 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 (23.7415°), declination -22.36°, EoT -6.70 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: 2026-05-14T09:00:37.198Z