पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 9, 2006 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: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra22.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha253.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.21°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani105.28°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:45
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:46 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:45 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:25 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:45 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865279.27
Julian Day2453744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9371°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.08°
🪷 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 (23.9371°), declination -22.14°, EoT -7.10 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: 2026-05-14T08:26:18.518Z