पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 17, 1917 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1324

Malayalam Era: 1093

Nanakshahi: 448

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	241.83°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	276.09°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.01°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	263.38°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	41.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	289.11°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	112.00°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:57 – 09:16
Yamaganda	10:36 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:14 – 14:33
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:38 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:16 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:36 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:14 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:33 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:53 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:12 – 18:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:53 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:14 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:36 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:16 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:57 – 06:38 (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 Year	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833114.27
Julian Day	2421579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.83°

🪷 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 (22.7069°), declination -23.32°, EoT 3.25 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: 1917-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)