पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 30, 2026 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: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra154.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha252.19°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.10°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra206.89°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani344.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:20
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:01
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:44 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:40 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:59 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:59 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:40 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:44 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872939.27
Julian Day2461404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.58°
🪷 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 (24.2301°), declination -23.17°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-05-14T04:46:34.607Z