पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 1971 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.95°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	219.91°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	330.12°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	232.92°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	236.05°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	267.97°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	38.35°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:14 – 14:33
Yamaganda	06:37 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla	09:16 – 10:35
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Śubha	06:37 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:16 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:35 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:54 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:14 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:33 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:52 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:12 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:52 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:14 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:35 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:57 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852836.27
Julian Day	2441301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	338.82°

🪷 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 (23.4612°), declination -23.27°, EoT 3.72 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:53:55.391Z