पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 1996 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.65°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	14.64°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	16.17°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	30.26°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.75°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	64.29°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	340.39°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:35 – 15:15
Yamaganda	05:13 – 06:53
Gulika Kāla	08:33 – 10:14
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:13 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:14 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:35 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:15 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:56 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:36 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:56 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:14 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:33 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:53 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861754.27
Julian Day	2450219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8023°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	344.10°

🪷 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 (23.8023°), declination 19.12°, EoT 3.74 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: 2026-05-14T09:54:10.514Z