पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 31, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra118.56°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.72°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha245.53°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.12°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra268.60°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani331.21°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:23 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:03
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:44 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:23 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:40 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:59 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:19 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:59 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:40 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:23 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:03 – 06:44 (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)1851025.27
Julian Day2439490.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.42°
🪷 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 (23.3920°), declination -23.14°, EoT -3.26 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: 1966-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)