पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 27, 2003 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: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.94°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra300.29°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha250.89°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani76.13°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:19 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:02
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:19 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:38 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:57 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:16 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:57 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:38 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:19 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:02 – 06:43 (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 Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864535.27
Julian Day2453000.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9087°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.85°
🪷 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 (23.9087°), declination -23.35°, EoT -1.42 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:11.504Z