पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 29, 2092 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: 2149 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 2014 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1499
Malayalam Era: 1268
Nanakshahi: 623
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.16°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra258.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.74°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha252.83°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra236.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani85.24°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:39
Varjyam07:10 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

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) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Amṛta06:43 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:39 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:58 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 18:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:58 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:39 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:43 (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 Year5194
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1897045.27
Julian Day2485510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1521°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.75°
🪷 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 (25.1521°), declination -23.18°, EoT -2.35 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: 2026-05-14T10:54:08.537Z