पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 1919 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: 1976 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1841 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1326
Malayalam Era: 1095
Nanakshahi: 450
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.36°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra218.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.86°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha223.76°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra200.57°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani139.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:35
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 07:59
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

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)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Kāla06:39 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:59 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:35 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:54 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:13 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:54 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:35 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 04:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:59 – 06:39 (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 Year5021
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833847.27
Julian Day2422312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7350°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.75°
🪷 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 (22.7350°), declination -23.40°, EoT 1.85 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: 1919-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)