पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 24, 2006 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: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.12°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra291.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha239.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra262.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani120.66°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:15
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:37 – 15:56
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:41 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:01 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:20 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:39 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:37 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:56 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:15 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:56 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:37 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:39 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:20 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:01 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865628.27
Julian Day2454093.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.75°
🪷 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 (23.9505°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2026-05-14T09:12:40.435Z