पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 11, 2000 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: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra313.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha263.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.94°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra229.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani16.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:06
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:26
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:06 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:26 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:06 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:46 (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 Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863089.27
Julian Day2451554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8534°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.69°
🪷 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 (23.8534°), declination -21.93°, EoT -7.89 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: 2026-05-14T07:40:10.848Z