पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 1981 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1388

Malayalam Era: 1157

Nanakshahi: 512

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	246.50°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	199.10°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.39°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	253.23°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	191.35°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शुक्र Śukra	283.72°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	176.96°	Kanyā	Citrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:16 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:36 – 15:55
Yamaganda	09:19 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:16
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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 Roga	06:40 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:00 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:19 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:38 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:16 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:36 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:55 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:55 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:36 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:16 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:38 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:19 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:00 – 06:40 (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	5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856495.27
Julian Day	2444960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	310.28°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.6012°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 1981-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)