पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 4, 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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	228.36°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	147.43°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	144.07°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	245.56°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	265.22°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	199.83°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	336.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:49 – 13:09
Yamaganda	07:50 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 11:49
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:30 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:50 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:09 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:49 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:09 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:29 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:49 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:09 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:49 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:09 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:50 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861956.27
Julian Day	2450421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.86°

🪷 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 -22.25°, EoT 8.96 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: 1996-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)