पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 1896 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	212.81°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	355.72°	Mīna	Revatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.88°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	207.44°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	136.14°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	247.66°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शनि Śani	210.74°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:27 – 15:48
Yamaganda	09:01 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla	11:44 – 13:05
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:17 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:39 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:01 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:48 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:10 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:44 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:22 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:01 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:39 – 06:17 (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 Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825415.27
Julian Day	2413880.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	141.33°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.4125°), declination -19.07°, EoT 14.44 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: 1896-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)