पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 17, 1909 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: 1966 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1831 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1316
Malayalam Era: 1085
Nanakshahi: 440
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.89°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra292.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.06°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha250.85°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.35°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra289.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani354.92°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:16
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5011
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1830192.27
Julian Day2418657.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5952°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.67°
🪷 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 (22.5952°), declination -23.32°, EoT 3.25 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: 2026-05-14T09:11:18.131Z