पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 25, 1984 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2041 Īśvara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1906 Raktākṣī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1391

Malayalam Era: 1160

Nanakshahi: 515

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	249.79°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
चन्द्र Candra	281.34°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	306.37°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	230.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	267.12°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	295.03°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	210.02°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:37 – 15:56
Yamaganda	09:20 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla	11:59 – 13:18
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:42 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:01 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:20 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:39 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:59 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:18 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:37 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:56 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:15 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:56 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:37 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:18 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:59 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:39 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:20 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:01 – 06:42 (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	5086
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1857594.27
Julian Day	2446059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6432°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	33.21°

🪷 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 (23.6432°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 1984-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)