पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 9, 1987 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama

Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1394

Malayalam Era: 1163

Nanakshahi: 518

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	296.07°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	62.88°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	358.49°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	313.89°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	332.11°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	250.84°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
शनि Śani	235.11°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:01 – 09:25
Yamaganda	10:49 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:36 – 15:00
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta	06:38 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:01 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:25 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:36 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:00 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:24 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:48 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:24 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:00 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:49 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:25 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:01 – 06:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858370.27
Julian Day	2446835.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	124.77°

🪷 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 (23.6729°), declination -14.89°, EoT -14.50 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: 1987-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)