पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 24, 2103 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.21°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra183.35°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.14°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha222.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra210.68°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani221.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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)02:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 26 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 Kāla08:01 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:39 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:37
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:37 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:15 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:37 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:41 (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 Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901056.27
Julian Day2489521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.43°
🪷 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 (25.3055°), declination -23.43°, 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: 2103-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)