पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 2076 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: 2133 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1998 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1483
Malayalam Era: 1252
Nanakshahi: 607
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.03°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra123.00°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha238.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati191.18°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra219.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani245.76°DhanuMūla 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)21:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 03 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 Kāla11:54 – 13:14
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:54
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:16 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:52 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:52 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:16 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5178
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891188.27
Julian Day2479653.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9281°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.62°
🪷 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 (24.9281°), 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: 2026-05-14T09:10:58.715Z