पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 23, 2050 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: 2107 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1972 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1457
Malayalam Era: 1226
Nanakshahi: 581
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.81°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra1.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha226.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.46°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra199.28°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani281.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:36 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:19
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:41 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:41 (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 Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5152
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1881698.27
Julian Day2470163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5651°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.68°
🪷 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 (24.5651°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2050-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)