पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 1987 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama

Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1394

Malayalam Era: 1163

Nanakshahi: 518

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	213.49°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	197.82°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	183.81°	Tulā	Citrā P4
बुध Budha	196.01°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	357.87°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शुक्र Śukra	236.51°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	236.56°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:44
Yamaganda	14:27 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	07:40 – 09:02
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala	06:19 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:40 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:02 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:44 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:48 – 17:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:10 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:27 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:06 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:44 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:02 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:40 – 06:19 (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	5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858654.27
Julian Day	2447119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6838°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	343.47°

🪷 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 (23.6838°), declination -19.52°, EoT 13.70 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: 2026-05-14T10:37:20.408Z