पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 27, 1981 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: 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.60°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra258.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.58°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha261.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati192.14°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra285.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani177.28°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:17
Yamaganda12:00 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 15:57
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:00 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:38 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:57 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:17 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:57 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:38 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:00 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856500.27
Julian Day2444965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6014°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.61°
🪷 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 (23.6014°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 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: 2026-05-14T05:19:39.662Z