पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 29, 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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra225.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha237.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.48°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra276.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani106.03°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:39
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:41
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:43 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:03 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:39 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:58 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:18 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:58 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:39 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:03 – 06:43 (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 Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865268.27
Julian Day2453733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9367°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.00°
🪷 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 (23.9367°), declination -23.23°, EoT -2.35 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 for: 2005-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)