पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 28, 1960 CE

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🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.01°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra17.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha248.41°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani266.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 48 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 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:19
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:21
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:00
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Labha06:43 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:02 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:21 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:17 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:21 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:02 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848831.27
Julian Day2437296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3081°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.92°
🪷 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 (23.3081°), declination -23.29°, 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 for: 1960-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)