पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 28, 1950 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: 2007 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1357
Malayalam Era: 1126
Nanakshahi: 481
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.57°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra112.97°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha263.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra263.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani159.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:19 – 14:39
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:21 – 10:41
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:43 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:02 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:21 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:19 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:39 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:58 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:58 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:39 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:19 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:21 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:02 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845178.27
Julian Day2433643.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1683°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.77°
🪷 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 (23.1683°), declination -23.31°, EoT -1.89 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: 2026-05-14T08:42:38.180Z