पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 21, 2005 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: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.33°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra125.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha225.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.10°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra277.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani106.49°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:22 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 Kāla11:57 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:59 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 11:57
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 Labha06:40 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:59 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:35 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:13 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:35 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:59 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865260.27
Julian Day2453725.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.94°
🪷 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 (23.9364°), declination -23.43°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:10:11.682Z