पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1961 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	233.41°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	246.99°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	235.52°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	229.85°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	283.06°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra	222.11°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	274.50°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:12 – 10:32
Yamaganda	13:11 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla	06:33 – 07:53
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:33 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:53 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:12 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:32 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:51 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:11 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:50 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:09 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:30 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:11 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:51 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:32 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:12 – 04:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:53 – 06:33 (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)	1849177.27
Julian Day	2437642.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	11.92°

🪷 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 (23.3213°), declination -22.77°, EoT 6.87 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: 1961-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)