पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 1938 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: 1995 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1345
Malayalam Era: 1114
Nanakshahi: 469
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.42°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra175.04°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.39°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha237.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra207.90°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani348.67°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:16
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:37 (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 Year5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840783.27
Julian Day2429248.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0003°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.30°
🪷 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 (23.0003°), declination -23.27°, EoT 3.72 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: 2026-05-14T09:57:00.362Z