पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 12, 1959 CE

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Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	267.80°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	303.03°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	26.99°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	249.11°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	213.20°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	283.19°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	247.93°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:06 – 09:26
Yamaganda	10:46 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla	13:26 – 14:47
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:26 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:46 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:06 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:26 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:47 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:07 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:27 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:07 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:47 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:26 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:06 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:06 – 06:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848115.27
Julian Day	2436580.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.35°

🪷 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 (23.2807°), declination -21.78°, EoT -8.27 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: 2026-05-14T10:36:03.813Z