पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 2066 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: 2123 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1988 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1473
Malayalam Era: 1242
Nanakshahi: 597
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.66°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra286.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.94°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha241.92°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra195.85°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani135.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:37 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:35
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:39 (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 Year5168
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1887539.27
Julian Day2476004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7885°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.67°
🪷 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 (24.7885°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2066-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)