पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 6, 1961 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	293.71°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	171.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.26°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	312.48°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	269.82°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	340.98°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	271.07°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:02 – 09:26
Yamaganda	10:49 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla	13:36 – 14:59
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:39 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:02 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:26 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:12 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:36 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:59 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:22 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:46 – 19:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:22 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:59 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:36 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:49 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:26 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:02 – 06:39 (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	5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848871.27
Julian Day	2437336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3096°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	241.77°

🪷 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 (23.3096°), declination -15.73°, EoT -14.30 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: 1961-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)