पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 1973 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2030 Akṣaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1895 Pramādī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1380

Malayalam Era: 1149

Nanakshahi: 504

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	264.14°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	302.72°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	222.59°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	252.10°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	266.52°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	242.21°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शनि Śani	51.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:05 – 09:25
Yamaganda	10:45 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla	13:25 – 14:44
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:24 – 19:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:04 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:44 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:25 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:05 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:05 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1853225.27
Julian Day	2441690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4761°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	40.52°

🪷 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 (23.4761°), declination -22.28°, EoT -6.70 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: 2026-05-14T08:40:16.341Z