पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 6, 1971 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	261.61°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	15.05°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	206.19°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	244.99°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	215.86°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	215.97°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	22.80°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:04 – 13:24
Yamaganda	08:05 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla	10:44 – 12:04
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:45 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:25 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:44 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:04 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:24 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:43 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:03 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:23 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:03 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:43 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:24 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:04 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:44 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:05 – 06:45 (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	5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852492.27
Julian Day	2440957.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4481°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.42°

🪷 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 (23.4481°), declination -22.59°, EoT -5.88 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: 1971-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)