पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 24, 1969 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	248.62°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
चन्द्र Candra	72.03°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	313.32°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	268.26°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	188.42°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शुक्र Śukra	241.44°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शनि Śani	9.23°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:58 – 13:17
Yamaganda	08:01 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla	10:39 – 11:58
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:41 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:01 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:20 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:39 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:58 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:17 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:37 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:56 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:15 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:56 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:37 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:17 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:58 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:39 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:20 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:01 – 06:41 (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	5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852114.27
Julian Day	2440579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4336°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	184.94°

🪷 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 (23.4336°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 1969-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)