पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	212.17°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	302.13°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	136.23°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	221.37°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	262.03°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	180.07°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	336.98°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:39 – 09:01
Yamaganda	10:22 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla	13:05 – 14:27
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:39 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:01 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:44 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:05 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861940.27
Julian Day	2450405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8094°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.10°

🪷 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 -19.25°, EoT 14.21 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:55.044Z