पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 31, 2004 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: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra123.85°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha233.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.60°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra233.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani90.95°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:01
Yamaganda14:40 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:23
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:19 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864905.27
Julian Day2453370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.69°
🪷 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 (23.9228°), declination -23.08°, EoT -3.26 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:52.010Z