पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 7, 2008 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: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.73°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.77°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha274.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.11°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra224.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani134.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 14:44
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 14:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:44 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:04 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:23 – 19:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:04 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:44 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866007.27
Julian Day2454472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.60°
🪷 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 (23.9650°), declination -22.47°, EoT -6.29 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: 2026-05-14T08:35:12.730Z