पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 22, 1971 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	277.90°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	214.15°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	216.29°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	254.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.59°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	231.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	22.69°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:48 – 12:10
Yamaganda	14:52 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla	08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala	06:45 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:48 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:10 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:31 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:52 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:13 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:34 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:13 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:52 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:31 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:10 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:48 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852508.27
Julian Day	2440973.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	298.09°

🪷 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 (23.4487°), declination -19.86°, EoT -11.54 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: 1971-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)