पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 1982 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: 2039 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1904 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1389
Malayalam Era: 1158
Nanakshahi: 513
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.24°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra318.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha263.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra258.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani188.19°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:16
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 11:57
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:40 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:00 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:36 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:55 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:55 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:36 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:00 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5084
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856860.27
Julian Day2445325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6151°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.39°
🪷 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 (23.6151°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2026-05-14T07:41:19.933Z