पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 31, 2034 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra149.22°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.66°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha270.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra207.67°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani98.94°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:19
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:40 – 15:59
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

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 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:40 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:59 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:19 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:59 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:40 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875862.27
Julian Day2464327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3419°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.94°
🪷 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 (24.3419°), declination -23.10°, EoT -3.26 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: 2026-05-14T10:00:13.156Z