पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 1996 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.20°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	156.29°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	159.21°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	256.22°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	134.31°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	339.02°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:44
Yamaganda	14:39 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla	07:21 – 08:49
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Chala	05:54 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:12 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:39 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:07 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:34 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:07 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:39 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:12 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:44 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:21 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861902.27
Julian Day	2450367.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	341.21°

🪷 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 (23.8080°), declination -7.06°, EoT 13.99 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:05.541Z