पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 25, 1997 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.45°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra193.68°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha233.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra280.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani349.74°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:37
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:01
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:39
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:42 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:01 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 11:59 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:59 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:15 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:59 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:01 – 06:42 (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 Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862342.27
Julian Day2450807.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.14°
🪷 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 (23.8248°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2026-05-14T07:47:21.801Z