पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 2, 2036 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: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra293.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.05°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha272.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra292.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani113.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:22
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:02
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:44 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876229.27
Julian Day2464694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3559°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.48°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.3559°), declination -22.96°, EoT -4.15 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: 2036-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)