पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 18, 1626088 BCE

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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: -1626030
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626165
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626680
Malayalam Era: -1626911
Nanakshahi: -1627556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.84°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra349.36°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha244.31°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra261.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani7.29°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:33 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:41
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:25 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:03 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:03 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-1622946
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592795332.73
Julian Day-592206867.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.6040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.52°
🪷 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 (-22719.6040°), declination -16.98°, EoT 2.79 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: -1626087-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)