पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 23, 2070 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: 2127 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1992 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1477
Malayalam Era: 1246
Nanakshahi: 601
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.68°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra140.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala233.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha223.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.21°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra264.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani184.18°TulāCitrā P4

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)22:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 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 Kāla14:36 – 15:55
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:17
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:41 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:55 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:55 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:41 (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 Year5172
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889003.27
Julian Day2477468.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.09°
🪷 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 (24.8445°), declination -23.43°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:55:36.340Z