पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 2017 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: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha248.83°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.55°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra303.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani237.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:00 – 17:20
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:41 – 16:00
Varjyam07:11 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:44 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:03 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:41 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:00 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:20 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:00 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:41 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:23 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:03 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869289.27
Julian Day2457754.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.84°
🪷 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 (24.0905°), declination -23.00°, EoT -3.71 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: 2026-05-14T08:54:29.914Z