पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 18, 1915 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: 1972 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1837 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1322
Malayalam Era: 1091
Nanakshahi: 446
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.35°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra24.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.18°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha244.66°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra267.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani82.49°MithunaPunarvasu 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)14:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 03 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 Kāla09:17 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla06:38 – 07:58
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:38 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:58 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:34 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:53 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:12 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:53 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:34 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:58 – 06:38 (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 Year5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832384.27
Julian Day2420849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.26°
🪷 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 (22.6790°), declination -23.34°, 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: 1915-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)