पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 7, 2022 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: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra320.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha281.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra265.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani288.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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)10:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 48 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 Kāla10:45 – 12:04
Yamaganda14:44 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:25
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Chala06:45 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:23 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871121.27
Julian Day2459586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1606°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.61°
🪷 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 (24.1606°), declination -22.39°, 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: 2026-05-14T07:34:04.263Z