पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 1933 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: 1990 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1855 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1340
Malayalam Era: 1109
Nanakshahi: 464
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.82°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra314.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha231.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.56°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani290.92°MakaraŚravaṇa 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)10:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:14 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 Kāla10:38 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:36 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:19
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:40 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:40 (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 Year5035
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838963.27
Julian Day2427428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9306°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.48°
🪷 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 (22.9306°), 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: 2026-05-14T09:27:59.038Z