पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.02°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra316.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.56°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha262.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.88°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra287.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani324.13°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 24 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 Kāla15:54 – 17:13
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 15:54
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · 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 Udveg06:39 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:59 – 09:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:18 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:37 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:15 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:35 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:13 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:35 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:15 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:37 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:18 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:59 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840057.27
Julian Day2428522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9725°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.00°
🪷 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 (22.9725°), 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:00:25.561Z