पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 18, 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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.93°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra134.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha239.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.19°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra230.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani306.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:36 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:34
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 Amṛta06:38 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:34 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:53 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:12 – 18:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:53 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:34 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:38 (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 Year5007
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828732.27
Julian Day2417197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5393°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.81°
🪷 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 -23.36°, 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: 1905-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)