पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 15, 1976 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1383

Malayalam Era: 1152

Nanakshahi: 507

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.67°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	157.51°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	234.22°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	259.25°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	29.15°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	283.28°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	113.10°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:13
Yamaganda	07:56 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla	10:35 – 11:54
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:37 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:15 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:35 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:13 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:33 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:52 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:52 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:33 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:13 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:35 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:15 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:56 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854662.27
Julian Day	2443127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5311°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.79°

🪷 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 (23.5311°), declination -23.26°, EoT 4.18 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: 1976-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)