पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 6, 2056 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: 2113 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1978 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1463
Malayalam Era: 1232
Nanakshahi: 587
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra119.65°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.23°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha259.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra225.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani338.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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)20:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:43
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:44
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:05 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:03 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:03 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:05 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5157
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883538.27
Julian Day2472003.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6355°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.28°
🪷 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 (24.6355°), declination -22.54°, EoT -5.88 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: 2026-05-14T06:12:22.687Z