पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 7, 1956 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	81.64°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra	65.31°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	323.63°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	67.75°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	126.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	60.66°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	213.79°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 39 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 20 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:38 – 10:20
Yamaganda	13:45 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla	05:13 – 06:55
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:13 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:55 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:38 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:20 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:03 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:27 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:52 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:10 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:45 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:03 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:20 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:38 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:55 – 05:13 (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	5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847196.27
Julian Day	2435661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	344.20°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.2455°), declination 22.61°, EoT -4.52 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: 1956-07-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)