पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 23, 1974 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1381

Malayalam Era: 1150

Nanakshahi: 505

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	67.71°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	107.50°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	105.47°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	79.59°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	324.21°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	33.38°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शनि Śani	74.01°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 42 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:00 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:09 – 18:51
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla	15:26 – 17:09
Varjyam	05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:09 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:51 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:34 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:43 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:26 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:51 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:09 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:26 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:43 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:34 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:51 – 05:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1853756.27
Julian Day	2442221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.22°

🪷 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 (23.4964°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.87 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: 1974-06-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)