पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 1977 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1384

Malayalam Era: 1153

Nanakshahi: 508

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	260.04°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	63.30°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	249.07°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
बुध Budha	265.68°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	27.73°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	306.23°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	112.15°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:42 – 16:02
Yamaganda	09:24 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla	12:03 – 13:23
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:45 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:04 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:24 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:44 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:03 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:23 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:42 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:02 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:21 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:02 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:42 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:23 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:03 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:44 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:24 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:04 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854682.27
Julian Day	2443147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5318°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	162.49°

🪷 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 (23.5318°), declination -22.74°, EoT -5.02 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: 1977-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)