पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 16, 1961 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	149.62°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	217.36°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	176.66°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	173.45°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	274.79°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	118.05°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	270.68°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:20
Yamaganda	13:24 – 14:57
Gulika Kāla	05:43 – 07:15
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla	05:43 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:20 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:52 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:24 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:57 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:29 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:01 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:29 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:57 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:24 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:52 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:15 – 05:43 (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	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849093.27
Julian Day	2437558.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	71.01°

🪷 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 (23.3181°), declination 2.80°, EoT 5.87 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: 1961-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)