पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 5, 2086 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: 2143 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 2008 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1493
Malayalam Era: 1262
Nanakshahi: 617
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra136.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha258.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.45°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra235.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani345.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:05
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:43 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:22 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:43 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5187
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1894495.27
Julian Day2482960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.47°
🪷 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 (25.0545°), declination -22.58°, EoT -5.45 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: 2026-05-14T08:05:10.291Z