पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 1958 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: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.29°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra308.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha228.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.17°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra249.30°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani244.78°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 46 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 Kāla14:33 – 15:52
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:14
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:37 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:52 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:12 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848088.27
Julian Day2436553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.89°
🪷 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 (23.2796°), declination -23.28°, 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 for: 1958-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)