पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 24, 2082 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 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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.62°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra304.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha250.45°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.26°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra199.72°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani309.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:37
Yamaganda06:41 – 08:01
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:39
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:41 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:01 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:15 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:01 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5184
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1893387.27
Julian Day2481852.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0122°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.00°
🪷 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 (25.0122°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2082-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)