पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 25, 1942 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1349

Malayalam Era: 1118

Nanakshahi: 473

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	249.56°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
चन्द्र Candra	95.73°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.25°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	263.77°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	259.72°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	44.53°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:27 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	05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:39 – 11:59
Yamaganda	14:37 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla	08:01 – 09:20
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:42 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:01 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:20 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:39 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:18 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:37 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:56 – 17:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:15 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:56 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:37 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:18 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:39 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:20 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:01 – 06:42 (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)	1842253.27
Julian Day	2430718.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	208.82°

🪷 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 (23.0565°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.49 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: 1942-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)