पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 18, 1968 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	242.77°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	218.18°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	180.16°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	249.35°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	161.44°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	286.55°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	355.85°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:15
Yamaganda	07:58 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla	10:36 – 11:55
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:38 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:58 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:17 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:36 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:34 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:53 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:53 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:34 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:15 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:36 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:17 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:58 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851743.27
Julian Day	2440208.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	336.85°

🪷 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 (23.4194°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2026-05-14T09:26:59.774Z