पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.40°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra20.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala23.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha226.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.36°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani245.48°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:19
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:36
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta06:40 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:19 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:55 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:14 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:55 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:19 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 06:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848094.27
Julian Day2436559.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2799°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.38°
🪷 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 (23.2799°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 1958-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)