पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 13, 1971 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	268.74°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	105.48°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	210.61°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	246.16°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	217.10°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	222.44°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	22.69°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:07 – 13:27
Yamaganda	08:06 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla	10:47 – 12:07
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:26 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:47 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:07 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:27 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:47 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:07 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:28 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:07 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:47 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:27 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:07 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:47 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:06 – 06:46 (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)	1852499.27
Julian Day	2440964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	199.06°

🪷 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 (23.4483°), declination -21.61°, EoT -8.64 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: 1971-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)