पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 18, 1954 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	33.36°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	214.90°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	255.72°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	44.70°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	65.60°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	60.69°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	191.65°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:16 – 16:56
Yamaganda	08:33 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:35
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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 · 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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:33 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:16 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:56 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:33 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:53 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846415.27
Julian Day	2434880.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2157°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	181.96°

🪷 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 (23.2157°), declination 19.39°, EoT 3.69 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: 1954-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)