पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 29, 2100 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2157 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 2022 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1507
Malayalam Era: 1276
Nanakshahi: 631
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.09°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra224.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha267.43°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.24°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra235.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani190.17°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
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 Kāla12:00 – 13:20
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:00
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5202
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899966.27
Julian Day2488431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.77°
🪷 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 (25.2638°), declination -23.23°, 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 for: 2100-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)