पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 1896 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: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.23°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra15.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.99°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha253.30°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra282.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani214.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:14
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:54
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:16 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:52 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:52 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:16 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825444.27
Julian Day2413909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.18°
🪷 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 (22.4136°), declination -23.33°, EoT 3.72 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: 1896-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)