पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 1960 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1367

Malayalam Era: 1136

Nanakshahi: 491

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	244.86°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	267.38°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.08°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	235.90°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	258.78°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	288.66°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	265.46°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:35 – 15:54
Yamaganda	09:18 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla	11:56 – 13:15
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:39 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:59 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:18 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:37 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:56 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:15 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:35 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:54 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:13 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:54 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:35 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:15 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:56 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:37 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:18 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:59 – 06:39 (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	5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848823.27
Julian Day	2437288.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3078°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	20.16°

🪷 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 (23.3078°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 1960-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)