पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 21, 2045 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2102 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1967 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1452
Malayalam Era: 1221
Nanakshahi: 576
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.07°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra26.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.53°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha229.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra262.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani230.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:16 – 14:35
Yamaganda06:40 – 07:59
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:38
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:40 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:59 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:54 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:13 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:54 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:59 – 06:40 (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 Year5147
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879870.27
Julian Day2468335.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4952°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.64°
🪷 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 (24.4952°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2026-05-14T11:02:35.515Z