पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 1966 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	210.85°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	267.13°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	147.70°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	212.41°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	101.57°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	213.33°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	330.27°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:05 – 14:27
Yamaganda	06:17 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla	09:00 – 10:22
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:17 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:39 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:00 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:22 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:49 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:10 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:44 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:22 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:00 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:39 – 06:17 (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	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850981.27
Julian Day	2439446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	56.33°

🪷 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 (23.3903°), declination -18.83°, EoT 14.44 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: 1966-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)