पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 1979 CE

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तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1386

Malayalam Era: 1155

Nanakshahi: 510

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	209.51°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	166.85°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	124.96°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	219.36°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	133.93°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	231.12°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	150.91°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 11:43
Yamaganda	14:27 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla	07:38 – 09:00
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Chala	06:16 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:38 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:00 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:49 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:11 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:27 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:00 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:38 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855728.27
Julian Day	2444193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	316.35°

🪷 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 (23.5718°), declination -18.54°, EoT 14.67 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: 1979-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)