पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 2074 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: 2131 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1996 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1481
Malayalam Era: 1250
Nanakshahi: 605
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)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra298.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha266.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.60°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra257.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani217.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:41
Varjyam07:11 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Amṛta06:44 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:20 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5175
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1890108.27
Julian Day2478573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.77°
🪷 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 (24.8867°), declination -22.98°, EoT -3.71 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: 2026-05-14T07:47:21.673Z