पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 19, 1980 CE

🪷 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: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.71°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra26.74°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.45°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha237.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati164.79°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra217.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani165.11°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:17
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:13 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856127.27
Julian Day2444592.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5871°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.29°
🪷 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 (23.5871°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 1980-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)