पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 1936 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1993 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1343

Malayalam Era: 1112

Nanakshahi: 467

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	240.95°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	264.49°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	176.29°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	256.84°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	250.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
शुक्र Śukra	283.18°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	323.93°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:14
Yamaganda	07:57 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla	10:35 – 11:54
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:37 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:16 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:35 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:33 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:52 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:52 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:35 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:16 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:57 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840053.27
Julian Day	2428518.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9723°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	24.62°

🪷 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 (22.9723°), declination -23.30°, EoT 3.72 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: 1936-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)