पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 6, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra85.68°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.17°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha242.00°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.52°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra213.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani54.22°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:05
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:43 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:23 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:43 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 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

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5192
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1896322.27
Julian Day2484787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1244°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.37°
🪷 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 (25.1244°), declination -22.48°, EoT -5.88 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: 2091-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)