पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 17, 1948 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	241.88°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	70.41°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	263.03°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	244.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	255.12°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	213.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	133.37°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:36 – 11:55
Yamaganda	14:33 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla	07:57 – 09:16
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:38 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:16 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:36 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:33 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:53 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:53 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:33 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:14 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:36 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:57 – 06:38 (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	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844437.27
Julian Day	2432902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	187.18°

🪷 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 (23.1400°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 1948-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)