पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 2091 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: 2148 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 2013 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1498
Malayalam Era: 1267
Nanakshahi: 622
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra58.51°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha239.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.06°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra211.70°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani54.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:42
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla09:24 – 10:44
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:04 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:24 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:22 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:24 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:04 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5192
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1896320.27
Julian Day2484785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1243°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.81°
🪷 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 (25.1243°), declination -22.71°, EoT -5.02 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: 2026-05-14T06:26:54.850Z