पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 25, 1909 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 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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.03°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra45.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.94°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha263.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.26°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra296.35°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani354.93°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:01
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:42 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:56 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:15 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:56 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5011
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1830200.27
Julian Day2418665.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5955°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.67°
🪷 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 (22.5955°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.49 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: 2026-05-14T06:33:34.155Z