पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 23, 1916 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: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.20°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra223.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha265.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.33°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra219.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani97.09°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:00
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:41 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:00 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:36 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:55 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:14 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:55 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:36 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 05:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:00 – 06:41 (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 Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832755.27
Julian Day2421220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6932°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.19°
🪷 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 (22.6932°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 1916-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)