पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 20, 1986 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	35.09°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	162.37°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.31°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	31.47°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	325.72°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	64.72°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	223.00°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:16 – 16:57
Yamaganda	08:33 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:35
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga	05:11 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:33 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:16 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:57 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:38 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:57 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:35 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:52 – 05:11 (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	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858105.27
Julian Day	2446570.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	129.52°

🪷 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 (23.6628°), declination 19.88°, EoT 3.60 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:23:42.407Z