पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 19, 1990 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: 2047 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1912 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1397
Malayalam Era: 1166
Nanakshahi: 521
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.14°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra263.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.43°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha254.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.19°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani270.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:58 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 11:56
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

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)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Labha06:39 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:58 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:53 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:13 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:53 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:58 – 06:39 (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 Year5092
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859779.27
Julian Day2448244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.25°
🪷 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 (23.7268°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.32 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: 2026-05-14T09:24:11.455Z