पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	335.91°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	343.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	332.65°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	328.00°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	260.90°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	21.49°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	333.95°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:06 – 13:37
Yamaganda	07:34 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla	10:35 – 12:06
Varjyam	06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:17

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)

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	06:03 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:34 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:05 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:35 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:08 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:39 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:10 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:39 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:37 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:06 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:35 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:05 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:34 – 06:03 (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)	1861697.27
Julian Day	2450162.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8001°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	9.11°

🪷 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 (23.8001°), declination -0.11°, EoT -8.15 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: 2026-05-14T09:32:37.074Z