पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 26, 1981 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.58°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra246.51°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.15°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha259.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati191.99°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra284.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani177.22°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:01
Varjyam07:09 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:42 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:38 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:57 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:16 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:57 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:38 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856499.27
Julian Day2444964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.97°
🪷 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 (23.6013°), declination -23.37°, EoT -0.96 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: 1981-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)