पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra329.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha236.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.05°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra278.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani349.99°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:02 – 17:21
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla14:42 – 16:02
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:23 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:42 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:02 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:21 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:02 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:42 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:23 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:45 (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 Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862352.27
Julian Day2450817.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.31°
🪷 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 (23.8252°), declination -22.75°, EoT -5.02 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: 2026-05-14T05:20:33.617Z