पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 1929 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: 1986 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1336
Malayalam Era: 1105
Nanakshahi: 460
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.81°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra114.86°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.10°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha258.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra234.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani249.74°DhanuMūla P3

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)20:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 23 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 Kāla10:37 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:35 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:18
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:35 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:13 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:35 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5031
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837500.27
Julian Day2425965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.82°
🪷 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 (22.8747°), declination -23.42°, 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: 1929-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)