पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 4, 1996 CE

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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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	49.90°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	260.26°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	30.09°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
बुध Budha	27.64°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	262.54°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	60.30°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	341.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 38 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 21 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:21 – 17:03
Yamaganda	08:32 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	11:56 – 13:39
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:07 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:49 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:32 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:14 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:56 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:39 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:21 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:03 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:45 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:03 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:21 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:39 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:56 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:32 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:49 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861773.27
Julian Day	2450238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8030°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	207.97°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8030°), declination 22.44°, EoT 1.89 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: 1996-06-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)