पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 21, 1936 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: 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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.04°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra330.42°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.13°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.11°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra289.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani324.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:35
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:40 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840058.27
Julian Day2428523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9725°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.78°
🪷 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 -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 1936-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)