पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 1966 CE

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लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	258.84°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	23.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	285.60°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	240.28°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	61.39°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	290.77°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	319.88°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:04 – 09:24
Yamaganda	10:43 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla	13:22 – 14:42
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:04 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:24 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:43 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:03 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:22 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:42 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:01 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:21 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:01 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:22 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:03 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:43 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:24 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:04 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850663.27
Julian Day	2439128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3781°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	126.48°

🪷 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 (23.3781°), declination -22.88°, EoT -4.59 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: 2026-05-14T09:26:02.641Z