पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 12, 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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	358.61°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	282.54°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	350.49°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	13.67°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.19°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	44.08°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	336.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 11:59
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla	07:14 – 08:49
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:39 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:14 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:49 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:44 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:20 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:49 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:14 – 05:39 (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)	1861720.27
Julian Day	2450185.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8010°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	284.28°

🪷 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 (23.8010°), declination 8.72°, EoT -1.04 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: 1996-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)