पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	309.90°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	2.82°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	312.20°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	286.24°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	256.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	352.58°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	330.77°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:46 – 12:12
Yamaganda	15:04 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla	07:54 – 09:20
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:28 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:54 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:20 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:04 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:30 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:56 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:30 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:04 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:12 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:46 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:20 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:54 – 06:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861671.27
Julian Day	2450136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	52.06°

🪷 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 -10.15°, EoT -13.97 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:07.738Z