पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 9, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	142.84°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	99.76°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.75°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	158.76°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.13°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	98.16°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शनि Śani	341.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:15 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:21 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:28 – 15:02
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:41 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:21 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:28 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:02 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:35 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:09 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:35 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:02 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:28 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:21 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:15 – 05:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861870.27
Julian Day	2450335.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	315.14°

🪷 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 (23.8068°), declination 5.27°, EoT 3.28 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: 1996-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)