पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 27, 1927 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: 1984 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1849 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1334
Malayalam Era: 1103
Nanakshahi: 458
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.44°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra285.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha244.98°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra208.82°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani230.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:38 – 15:57
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:19
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:38 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:57 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:16 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:57 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:38 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836776.27
Julian Day2425241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8470°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.64°
🪷 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 (22.8470°), declination -23.37°, EoT -1.42 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: 2026-05-14T11:02:07.726Z