पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 17, 2065 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: 2122 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1987 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1472
Malayalam Era: 1241
Nanakshahi: 596
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.86°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra107.36°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.67°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha226.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra238.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani122.02°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:33
Yamaganda06:38 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:36
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:36 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:33 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:53 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:12 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:53 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:36 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:57 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5167
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1887171.27
Julian Day2475636.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.74°
🪷 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 (24.7744°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2026-05-14T09:36:11.158Z