पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 21, 2082 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: 2139 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2004 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1489
Malayalam Era: 1258
Nanakshahi: 613
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.57°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra263.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha253.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.23°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra196.57°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani308.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:35
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:40 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5184
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1893384.27
Julian Day2481849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.40°
🪷 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 (25.0120°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2082-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)