पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 2014 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: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra281.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.27°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha261.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.15°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra271.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.23°TulāViśākhā 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)08:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:42 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:24
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868195.27
Julian Day2456660.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.54°
🪷 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 (24.0487°), declination -22.84°, EoT -4.59 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:01.042Z