पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.15°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra275.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha253.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.13°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra256.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani270.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 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 Kāla13:15 – 14:35
Yamaganda06:39 – 07:59
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:37
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:39 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:59 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:54 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:13 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:54 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:59 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5092
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859780.27
Julian Day2448245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.84°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
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 -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 1990-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)