पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 21, 1902 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.75°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra146.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha251.94°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra252.42°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani275.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:14
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 15:54
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:40 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:59 – 09:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:18 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:16 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:35 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:14 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:35 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:16 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:18 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:59 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827639.27
Julian Day2416104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.84°
🪷 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 (22.4975°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.38 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: 2026-05-14T06:33:42.179Z