पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 21, 1996 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: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.64°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra20.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.40°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha264.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra220.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani337.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:35
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 07:59
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:40 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:59 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:35 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:54 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:13 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:54 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:35 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 04:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:59 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861973.27
Julian Day2450438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.78°
🪷 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 (23.8107°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 1996-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)