पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 27, 2016 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: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
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)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.62°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra226.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha255.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.99°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra297.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani236.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:38 – 15:57
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:19
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 Roga06:42 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:38 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:57 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:17 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:57 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:38 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869284.27
Julian Day2457749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.96°
🪷 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 (24.0903°), declination -23.31°, 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:48.563Z