पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 2023 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra47.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha266.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra276.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani298.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:23
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:03
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:02 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:21 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:02 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871483.27
Julian Day2459948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.99°
🪷 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 (24.1744°), declination -22.76°, EoT -5.02 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 for: 2023-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)