पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 1963 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2020 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1370

Malayalam Era: 1139

Nanakshahi: 494

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	244.08°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	288.34°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	258.34°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	264.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	347.27°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शुक्र Śukra	272.53°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	296.61°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:37 – 11:56
Yamaganda	14:35 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla	07:59 – 09:18
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:39 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:59 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:18 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:37 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:56 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:15 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:35 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:54 – 17:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:13 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:54 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:35 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:15 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:56 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:37 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:18 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:59 – 06:39 (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	5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849918.27
Julian Day	2438383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.96°

🪷 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 (23.3496°), declination -23.41°, EoT 1.85 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:17:52.082Z