पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 30, 1949 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: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra14.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha274.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra293.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani146.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:01
Yamaganda14:40 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:22
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:59 – 17:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:18 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:59 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:44 (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 Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844815.27
Julian Day2433280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)118.87°
🪷 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 (23.1545°), declination -23.19°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-05-14T09:34:48.669Z