पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 31, 1977 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	255.70°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	136.75°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	106.07°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	237.84°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	66.19°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	250.72°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
शनि Śani	126.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:23 – 10:42
Yamaganda	13:21 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla	06:44 – 08:03
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:44 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:23 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:42 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:01 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:21 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:40 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:59 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:19 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:59 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:40 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:21 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:01 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:23 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:03 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855043.27
Julian Day	2443508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	244.58°

🪷 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 (23.5456°), declination -23.11°, EoT -3.26 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: 1977-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)