पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 1928 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: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.11°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra0.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.46°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha250.11°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.85°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra290.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani239.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 08:00
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:40 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:00 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 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 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 05:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:00 – 06:40 (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 Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837137.27
Julian Day2425602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.12°
🪷 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 (22.8608°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2026-05-14T10:00:06.628Z