पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 6, 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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	232.06°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	249.61°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.85°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	237.51°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	137.79°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	270.82°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	212.98°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:49 – 17:09
Yamaganda	11:50 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla	14:29 – 15:49
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:31 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:51 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:11 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:30 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:50 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:10 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:29 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:10 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:50 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:30 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:11 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:51 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825434.27
Julian Day	2413899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4132°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	18.12°

🪷 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 (22.4132°), declination -22.53°, EoT 8.14 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: 1896-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)