पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 26, 1958 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.47°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra69.10°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha229.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.14°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra261.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani245.96°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 11:59
Yamaganda14:38 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:21
Varjyam07:09 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:42 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:57 – 17:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:16 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:57 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848098.27
Julian Day2436563.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)178.21°
🪷 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 (23.2800°), declination -23.38°, EoT -0.96 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: 1958-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)