पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 21, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	307.89°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	335.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	310.62°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	283.56°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	256.51°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	350.27°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	330.53°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:12 – 13:38
Yamaganda	07:55 – 09:21
Gulika Kāla	10:47 – 12:12
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:29 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:55 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:21 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:47 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:04 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:29 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:55 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:29 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:04 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:12 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:47 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:21 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:55 – 06:29 (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	5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861669.27
Julian Day	2450134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	27.63°

🪷 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 (23.7991°), declination -10.87°, EoT -14.19 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: 1996-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)