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

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	210.15°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	273.71°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.20°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	218.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	261.65°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	177.62°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	337.04°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:00 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:05 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla	06:16 – 07:38
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:16 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:38 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:00 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:43 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:49 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:10 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:43 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:00 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:38 – 06:16 (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)	1861938.27
Julian Day	2450403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8094°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	62.23°

🪷 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 (23.8094°), declination -18.76°, EoT 14.67 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: 2026-05-14T09:33:18.350Z