पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 28, 1942 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	252.62°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
चन्द्र Candra	131.43°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	226.37°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	268.46°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.56°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	263.48°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	44.33°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:02 – 09:21
Yamaganda	10:41 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla	13:19 – 14:39
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:43 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:02 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:21 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:41 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:00 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:19 – 14:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:39 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:58 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:17 – 18:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:58 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:39 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:19 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:41 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:21 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:02 – 06:43 (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	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842256.27
Julian Day	2430721.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0566°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	242.75°

🪷 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 (23.0566°), declination -23.31°, EoT -1.89 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: 1942-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)