पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 20, 1966 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	276.16°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	258.27°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	299.01°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	265.72°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	59.59°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	286.70°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	321.41°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:33 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:30 – 14:51
Yamaganda	06:45 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla	09:27 – 10:48
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:27 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:48 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:09 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:30 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:51 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:12 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:33 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:12 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:51 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:30 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:09 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:48 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850680.27
Julian Day	2439145.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	342.35°

🪷 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 (23.3788°), declination -20.25°, EoT -10.96 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: 2026-05-14T08:18:15.063Z