पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 2, 1998 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: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
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)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra300.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha235.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra279.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani349.93°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:41 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:23
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:41 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:41 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862350.27
Julian Day2450815.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.63°
🪷 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 (23.8251°), declination -22.94°, 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 for: 1998-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)