पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 19, 1897 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	245.02°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	178.58°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	238.52°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	266.41°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	166.62°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	232.34°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	224.71°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:53 – 17:13
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla	14:34 – 15:53
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:39 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:58 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:17 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:37 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:15 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:34 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:53 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:13 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:53 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:34 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:15 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:37 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:17 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:58 – 06:39 (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	4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825812.27
Julian Day	2414277.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4277°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	296.91°

🪷 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 (22.4277°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 1897-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)