पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 1970 CE

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वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2027 Rudhirodgāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1892 Sādhāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1377

Malayalam Era: 1146

Nanakshahi: 501

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.33°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	149.94°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	55.48°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	21.60°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	185.43°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	59.08°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	20.81°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:34 – 10:14
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla	05:13 – 06:53
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:13 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:53 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:34 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:15 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:55 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:36 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:55 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:15 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:34 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:53 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852257.27
Julian Day	2440722.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4391°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	118.75°

🪷 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 (23.4391°), declination 18.96°, EoT 3.74 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: 1970-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)