पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 1997 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti

Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1404

Malayalam Era: 1173

Nanakshahi: 528

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	310.65°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	137.20°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	160.20°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	297.60°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	283.73°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	301.11°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	342.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:31 – 17:57
Yamaganda	12:12 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:05 – 16:31
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:27 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:53 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:20 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:46 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:05 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:31 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:57 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:31 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:05 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:12 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:46 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:20 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:53 – 06:27 (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)	1862037.27
Julian Day	2450502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	187.79°

🪷 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 (23.8131°), declination -9.87°, EoT -13.97 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: 1997-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)