पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 2, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	226.33°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	123.69°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	143.13°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	242.63°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	264.80°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	197.35°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	336.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:48 – 09:08
Yamaganda	10:28 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla	13:08 – 14:28
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:28 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:48 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:08 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:28 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:48 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:08 – 14:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:28 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:08 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:48 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:28 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:08 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:48 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:28 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:08 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:48 – 06:28 (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 Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861954.27
Julian Day	2450419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	259.66°

🪷 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 (23.8100°), declination -21.97°, EoT 9.75 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: 1996-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)