पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 7, 2100 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: 2157 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 2022 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1507
Malayalam Era: 1276
Nanakshahi: 631
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha271.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.23°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra300.67°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani179.46°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:44
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:45
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:05 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:44 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:04 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:24 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:04 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:44 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:05 – 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 Year5201
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899610.27
Julian Day2488075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.65°
🪷 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 (25.2502°), declination -22.38°, EoT -6.29 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: 2100-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)