पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 1907 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: 1964 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1829 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1314
Malayalam Era: 1083
Nanakshahi: 438
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.37°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra18.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.37°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha225.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.79°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra264.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani329.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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)14:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 38 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 Kāla07:56 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:35 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:33
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 Amṛta06:37 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:52 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:12 – 18:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:35 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:37 (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 Year5009
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829460.27
Julian Day2417925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.87°
🪷 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 (22.5672°), declination -23.25°, 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: 1907-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)