पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 12, 1980 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1387

Malayalam Era: 1156

Nanakshahi: 511

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	267.41°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	194.53°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	141.95°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	261.95°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	136.01°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	301.67°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	153.24°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:21 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:26 – 10:46
Yamaganda	13:26 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla	06:46 – 08:06
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:46 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:06 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:26 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:47 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:07 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:27 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:07 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:47 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:26 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:06 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:26 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:06 – 06:46 (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	5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855785.27
Julian Day	2444250.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	288.86°

🪷 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 (23.5740°), declination -21.80°, EoT -8.27 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: 1980-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)