पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 1, 1961 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	225.29°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	143.67°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	229.64°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	217.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	281.56°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra	212.06°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	273.74°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:28 – 11:48
Yamaganda	14:28 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	07:48 – 09:08
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:27 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:48 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:08 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:28 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:48 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:08 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:28 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:48 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:48 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:28 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:08 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:48 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:28 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:08 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:48 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849169.27
Julian Day	2437634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	279.30°

🪷 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 (23.3210°), declination -21.74°, EoT 10.13 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: 1961-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)