पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 6, 1968 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	230.57°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	62.29°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	173.11°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	230.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	160.08°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	272.40°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	356.06°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:30 – 11:50
Yamaganda	14:29 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla	07:51 – 09:11
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:31 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:51 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:11 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:30 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:50 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:10 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:49 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:29 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:10 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:50 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:30 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:11 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:51 – 06:31 (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	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851731.27
Julian Day	2440196.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	193.61°

🪷 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 (23.4190°), declination -22.48°, EoT 8.14 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: 1968-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)