पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 24, 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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.99°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra201.48°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra246.91°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani121.84°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:37
Yamaganda06:41 – 08:01
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:39
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:41 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:01 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:15 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:01 – 06:41 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5167
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1887178.27
Julian Day2475643.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.04°
🪷 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 (24.7747°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2065-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)