पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.16°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	287.96°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.71°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	219.82°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	261.84°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	178.84°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	337.01°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:48 – 17:10
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla	14:27 – 15:48
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:17 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:39 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:00 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:48 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:10 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:05 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:00 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:39 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861939.27
Julian Day	2450404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8094°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	75.65°

🪷 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 -19.01°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-05-14T09:52:38.014Z