पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 17, 2001 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: 2058 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1923 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1408
Malayalam Era: 1177
Nanakshahi: 532
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.28°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra266.90°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha248.05°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.66°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra234.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani46.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:57 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:36 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:33
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:38 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:33 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:53 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:12 – 18:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:53 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:57 – 06:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863795.27
Julian Day2452260.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8804°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.97°
🪷 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 (23.8804°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:03.617Z