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

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मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	61.38°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	61.08°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	38.71°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	38.59°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	261.32°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	53.00°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	342.68°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 42 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:07 – 18:50
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla	15:24 – 17:07
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:07 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:50 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:33 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:41 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:24 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:07 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:50 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:07 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:24 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:41 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:33 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:50 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861785.27
Julian Day	2450250.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	1.32°

🪷 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 (23.8035°), declination 23.35°, EoT -0.40 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: 2026-05-14T09:27:06.010Z