पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 5, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	351.74°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	184.45°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	345.09°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	359.91°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	262.64°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	37.65°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	335.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:27 – 12:01
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla	07:20 – 08:54
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:46 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:20 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:54 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:27 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:01 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:43 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:17 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:01 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:27 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:54 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:20 – 05:46 (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	5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861713.27
Julian Day	2450178.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8007°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	192.05°

🪷 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 (23.8007°), declination 6.12°, EoT -3.10 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: 1996-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)