पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 18, 2068 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2125 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1990 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1475
Malayalam Era: 1244
Nanakshahi: 599
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.12°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra167.85°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha260.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati290.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra221.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani160.73°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:53
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:15
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:38 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:58 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:58 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5170
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888268.27
Julian Day2476733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.26°
🪷 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 (24.8164°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.79 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: 2068-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)