पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 9, 1897 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1304

Malayalam Era: 1073

Nanakshahi: 428

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	266.68°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	336.24°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	51.00°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	287.04°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.02°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	311.40°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	216.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:25 – 10:45
Yamaganda	13:25 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla	06:45 – 08:05
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:05 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:25 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:45 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:05 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:25 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:05 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:45 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:05 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:25 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:05 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825468.27
Julian Day	2413933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	69.96°

🪷 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 (22.4145°), declination -22.08°, EoT -7.10 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: 1897-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)