पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 15, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	209.15°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	259.43°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	134.68°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	216.72°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	261.47°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	176.39°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	337.07°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:48 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:21 – 11:43
Yamaganda	14:27 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla	07:38 – 08:59
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala	06:16 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:38 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:59 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:21 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:49 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:11 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:27 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:21 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:59 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:38 – 06:16 (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)	1861937.27
Julian Day	2450402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8093°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	48.89°

🪷 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 (23.8093°), declination -18.51°, EoT 14.88 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: 1996-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)