पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 1944 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1351

Malayalam Era: 1120

Nanakshahi: 475

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	263.57°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	56.67°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	42.64°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	266.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	123.58°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	223.46°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शनि Śani	58.62°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:21 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:25 – 10:45
Yamaganda	13:25 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla	06:46 – 08:05
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:46 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:05 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:25 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:44 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:04 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:24 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:04 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:44 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:05 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:25 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:05 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842632.27
Julian Day	2431097.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	152.83°

🪷 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 (23.0710°), declination -22.40°, EoT -6.70 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:45.548Z