पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 2002 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.04°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha274.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra255.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani45.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:22 – 14:42
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla09:24 – 10:43
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:04 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:24 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:01 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:21 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:01 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:24 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:04 – 06:45 (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 Year5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863812.27
Julian Day2452277.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8810°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.99°
🪷 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 (23.8810°), declination -22.85°, EoT -4.59 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: 2002-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)