पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 2072 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: 2129 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1994 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1479
Malayalam Era: 1248
Nanakshahi: 603
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.05°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra313.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.72°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha229.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati71.17°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra285.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani205.14°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:16
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5174
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889727.27
Julian Day2478192.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.91°
🪷 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 (24.8722°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.72 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: 2026-05-14T09:05:13.386Z