पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 30, 2003 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: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra339.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha246.88°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra286.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani75.88°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:40 – 15:59
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:20
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:40 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:59 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:59 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:40 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:44 (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 Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864538.27
Julian Day2453003.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9088°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.27°
🪷 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 (23.9088°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:23.210Z