पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 19, 2079 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: 2136 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2001 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1486
Malayalam Era: 1255
Nanakshahi: 610
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.30°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra195.91°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.27°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha237.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra204.70°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani276.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:53
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:15
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:39 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:58 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:13 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:58 – 06:39 (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 Year5181
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1892286.27
Julian Day2480751.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9700°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.78°
🪷 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 (24.9700°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 2026-05-14T09:34:06.255Z