पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 14, 2101 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: 2158 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2023 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1508
Malayalam Era: 1277
Nanakshahi: 632
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 Sūrya268.39°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra72.20°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha283.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.82°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra255.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani191.24°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:07
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:26
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

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 Chala06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:28 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:46 (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 Year5202
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899982.27
Julian Day2488447.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2644°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.93°
🪷 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 (25.2644°), declination -21.36°, EoT -9.00 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: 2026-05-14T10:49:08.304Z