पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 1994 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit

Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1401

Malayalam Era: 1170

Nanakshahi: 525

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.45°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	12.32°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	313.05°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	304.10°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	200.53°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	345.59°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	311.72°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:07 – 13:37
Yamaganda	07:37 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla	10:37 – 12:07
Varjyam	06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:07 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:37 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:07 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:37 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:08 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:38 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:38 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:37 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:07 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:37 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860962.27
Julian Day	2449427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.27°

🪷 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 (23.7720°), declination -1.90°, EoT -9.36 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: 1994-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)