पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 1961 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: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.63°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra66.75°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.19°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha250.42°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra238.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani275.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:48 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 Kāla10:38 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:36 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:19
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

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)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:40 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849190.27
Julian Day2437655.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.79°
🪷 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 (23.3218°), 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:00:03.231Z