पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 23, 2052 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: 2109 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1974 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1459
Malayalam Era: 1228
Nanakshahi: 583
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.31°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra267.77°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.22°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha237.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.93°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra226.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani303.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 25 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 Kāla08:00 – 09:19
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:36
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:19 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:55 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:14 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:55 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:19 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 06:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5154
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1882429.27
Julian Day2470894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5931°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.45°
🪷 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 (24.5931°), declination -23.42°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:57:42.141Z