पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 18, 2085 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: 2142 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 2007 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1492
Malayalam Era: 1261
Nanakshahi: 616
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.75°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra256.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha230.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.78°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra243.88°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani344.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:53
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:15
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Roga06:38 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:58 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:58 – 06:38 (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 Year5187
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1894477.27
Julian Day2482942.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.69°
🪷 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 (25.0538°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.79 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: 2026-05-14T09:29:13.597Z