पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 2077 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: 2134 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1999 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1484
Malayalam Era: 1253
Nanakshahi: 608
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra337.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha232.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.84°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra239.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani247.64°DhanuMūla 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)11:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 20 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 Kāla10:42 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:41 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:23
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:41 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:41 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5178
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891204.27
Julian Day2479669.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.54°
🪷 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 (24.9287°), declination -22.96°, 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 for: 2077-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)