पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 5, 1986 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	228.93°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	276.16°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	312.54°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	209.64°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	321.27°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	192.90°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	228.22°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:30 – 11:50
Yamaganda	14:29 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla	07:50 – 09:10
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:30 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:50 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:10 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:30 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:50 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:09 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:49 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:29 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:09 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:50 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:30 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:10 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:50 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858304.27
Julian Day	2446769.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.17°

🪷 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 (23.6704°), declination -22.30°, EoT 8.56 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: 2026-05-14T09:09:50.187Z