पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 2002 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 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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra141.56°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha276.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.27°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra257.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani45.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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)21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 24 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 Kāla10:44 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:42 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:24
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:02 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:02 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:45 (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 Year5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863813.27
Julian Day2452278.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.46°
🪷 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 (23.8811°), 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: 2026-05-14T09:49:41.706Z