पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 18, 1936 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: 1993 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1343
Malayalam Era: 1112
Nanakshahi: 467
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.98°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra290.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.43°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha259.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.42°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra285.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani324.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:17
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Chala06:38 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:38 (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 Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840055.27
Julian Day2428520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.01°
🪷 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 (22.9724°), declination -23.37°, EoT 2.79 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: 1936-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)