पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 24, 1966 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: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.38°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra23.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.35°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha234.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.87°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra259.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani330.84°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:01
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
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 Kāla06:41 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:56 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:15 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:56 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851018.27
Julian Day2439483.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3917°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.12°
🪷 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 (23.3917°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2026-05-14T09:36:35.920Z