पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 31, 1986 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: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra254.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.55°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha248.20°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.46°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra209.69°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani231.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:21
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:01
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 Labha06:44 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:40 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:59 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:19 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:59 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:40 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858330.27
Julian Day2446795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.63°
🪷 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 (23.6714°), declination -23.13°, EoT -3.26 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: 2026-05-14T09:31:55.849Z