पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 19, 1954 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: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
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)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.37°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra175.12°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha240.36°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.01°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra205.21°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani204.18°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 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 Kāla15:53 – 17:13
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla14:34 – 15:53
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 Udveg06:39 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:58 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:37 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:15 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:34 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:53 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:13 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:53 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:34 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:15 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:37 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:58 – 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 Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846630.27
Julian Day2435095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2239°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.26°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.2239°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.32 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: 1954-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)