पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 31, 1962 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1369

Malayalam Era: 1138

Nanakshahi: 493

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	287.36°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra	221.54°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	275.71°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	298.98°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	294.84°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	288.79°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	280.52°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:14 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:12 – 13:34
Yamaganda	08:05 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla	10:49 – 12:12
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

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 · 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 Labha	06:42 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:05 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:12 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:56 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:19 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:41 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:19 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:56 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:05 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849230.27
Julian Day	2437695.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3233°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	296.53°

🪷 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 (23.3233°), declination -17.55°, EoT -13.53 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: 1962-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)