पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 23, 2076 CE

🪷 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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.15°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra208.91°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha231.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati192.39°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra227.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani246.58°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:26
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 Kāla11:58 – 13:17
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 11:58
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:41 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:00 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:36 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:55 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:55 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:36 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:00 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5178
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891195.27
Julian Day2479660.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9283°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.79°
🪷 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 (24.9283°), declination -23.42°, 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 for: 2076-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)