पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 29, 2028 CE

🪷 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: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra41.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha272.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.29°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra232.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani10.18°MeṣaAśvinī 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)15:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:29
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 Kāla10:41 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:39 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:22
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:58 – 17:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:18 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:58 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873669.27
Julian Day2462134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.77°
🪷 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 (24.2580°), declination -23.20°, 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: 2028-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)