पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 28, 1902 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: 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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.88°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra232.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.23°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha263.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra261.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani276.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:58 – 17:17
Yamaganda12:00 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 15:58
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:00 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:38 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:58 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:17 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:58 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:38 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827646.27
Julian Day2416111.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4978°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.44°
🪷 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 (22.4978°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.89 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: 1902-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)