पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 28, 2040 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: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.48°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra177.78°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.12°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha259.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.39°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra298.87°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani178.14°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:39 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:21
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:58 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:17 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:58 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878051.27
Julian Day2466516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4256°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.03°
🪷 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 (24.4256°), declination -23.26°, EoT -1.89 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: 2026-05-14T09:05:00.724Z