पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 11, 1942 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1349

Malayalam Era: 1118

Nanakshahi: 473

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	235.31°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	276.98°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	214.44°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	241.63°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	91.42°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra	242.13°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शनि Śani	45.60°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:33 – 11:52
Yamaganda	14:31 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla	07:54 – 09:13
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 Chala	06:34 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:54 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:13 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:33 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:52 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:12 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:31 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:51 – 17:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:10 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:51 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:31 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:12 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:52 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:33 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:13 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:54 – 06:34 (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	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842239.27
Julian Day	2430704.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0559°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.69°

🪷 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 (23.0559°), declination -22.93°, EoT 5.99 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: 1942-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)