पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 1905 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: 1962 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1827 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1312
Malayalam Era: 1081
Nanakshahi: 436
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.89°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra108.08°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha241.94°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra227.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani306.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla06:37 – 07:57
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:37 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:12 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:33 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5007
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828730.27
Julian Day2417195.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5393°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.85°
🪷 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 (22.5393°), declination -23.27°, 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: 1905-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)