पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 12, 1981 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1388

Malayalam Era: 1157

Nanakshahi: 512

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	236.33°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	65.93°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	154.73°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	237.35°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	189.62°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शुक्र Śukra	278.75°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	176.21°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:14 – 10:33
Yamaganda	13:12 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla	06:35 – 07:54
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

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):
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 Kāla	06:35 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:54 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:14 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:33 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:53 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:12 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:31 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:51 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:10 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:51 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:31 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:12 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:53 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:33 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:14 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:54 – 06:35 (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	5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856485.27
Julian Day	2444950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6008°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	189.09°

🪷 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 (23.6008°), declination -23.05°, EoT 5.54 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: 1981-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)