पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 16, 1931 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1338

Malayalam Era: 1107

Nanakshahi: 462

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	272.06°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	240.72°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	109.53°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	254.09°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	82.00°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	227.34°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	262.96°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:47 – 12:08
Yamaganda	14:49 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla	08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala	06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:27 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:47 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:08 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:28 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:49 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:09 – 17:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:30 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:09 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:49 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:28 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:08 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:47 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837892.27
Julian Day	2426357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	328.50°

🪷 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 (22.8897°), declination -21.14°, EoT -9.69 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:05:22.767Z