पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 17, 2026 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	272.71°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	252.51°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	270.46°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	269.44°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.85°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	274.83°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	333.16°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:27 – 10:47
Yamaganda	13:29 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla	06:45 – 08:06
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:27 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:47 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:08 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:29 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:49 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:10 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:31 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:10 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:49 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:29 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:08 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:47 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:27 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:06 – 06:45 (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 Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872592.27
Julian Day	2461057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	338.72°

🪷 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 (24.2168°), declination -20.77°, EoT -10.03 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: 2026-05-14T06:31:53.558Z