पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 1954 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.43°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	190.93°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	255.57°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	40.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	65.18°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	58.27°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	191.79°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:55 – 18:36
Yamaganda	11:54 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla	15:15 – 16:55
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:13 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:53 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:35 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:15 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:55 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:36 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:55 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:15 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:35 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:14 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:34 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:53 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846413.27
Julian Day	2434878.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2156°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	158.67°

🪷 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 (23.2156°), declination 18.93°, EoT 3.74 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: 1954-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)