पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 30, 2048 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2105 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1970 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1455
Malayalam Era: 1224
Nanakshahi: 579
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra185.26°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha273.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.37°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra300.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani261.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
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
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 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 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5150
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1880975.27
Julian Day2469440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5374°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.00°
🪷 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 (24.5374°), declination -23.13°, 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 for: 2048-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)