पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 2077 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: 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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra70.26°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha239.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati194.86°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra247.91°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani248.46°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:25
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:24 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
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)1891211.27
Julian Day2479676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9289°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.90°
🪷 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 (24.9289°), declination -22.17°, EoT -6.70 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: 2077-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)