पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 17, 1985 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: 2042 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1392
Malayalam Era: 1161
Nanakshahi: 516
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.39°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra307.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.88°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha220.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra233.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani219.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 15:53
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:14
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:38 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857951.27
Julian Day2446416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.29°
🪷 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 (23.6569°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 1985-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)