पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 1971 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	299.21°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	137.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	229.44°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	283.35°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	221.45°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	254.01°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	23.26°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:06 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:48 – 12:13
Yamaganda	15:01 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla	08:00 – 09:24
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:36 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:00 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:24 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:01 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:25 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:50 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:25 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:01 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:48 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:24 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:00 – 06:36 (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)	1852529.27
Julian Day	2440994.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4495°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	201.24°

🪷 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 (23.4495°), declination -13.96°, EoT -14.59 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: 1971-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)