पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 27, 2018 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: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
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)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.10°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra130.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.21°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha232.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra204.30°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani256.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
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 Kāla13:19 – 14:38
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:21 – 10:40
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Śubha06:43 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:02 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:21 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:19 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:38 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:57 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:57 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:38 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:19 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 03:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:21 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:02 – 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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870014.27
Julian Day2458479.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.02°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1182°), declination -23.33°, 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 for: 2018-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)