पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 25, 1963 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: 2020 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1370
Malayalam Era: 1139
Nanakshahi: 494
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.17°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra354.73°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha267.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.56°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra278.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani297.07°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:18
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 11:59
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:42 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:37 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:15 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:37 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:42 (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 Year5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849923.27
Julian Day2438388.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.72°
🪷 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 (23.3498°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.49 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: 2026-05-14T08:19:16.013Z