पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 14, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	147.70°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	159.85°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	98.87°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	154.96°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.25°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	103.58°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	341.10°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:20
Yamaganda	13:25 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla	05:43 – 07:15
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:43 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:20 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:53 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:25 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:58 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:31 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:03 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:31 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:58 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:25 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:15 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861875.27
Julian Day	2450340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	12.92°

🪷 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 (23.8069°), declination 3.37°, EoT 5.13 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: 1996-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)