पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 2011 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: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.97°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha239.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra216.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani172.67°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:05
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:46 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:44 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:04 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:24 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:04 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:44 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867104.27
Julian Day2455569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.48°
🪷 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 (24.0069°), declination -22.31°, EoT -6.70 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: 2026-05-14T07:38:28.996Z