पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 16, 1998 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	303.33°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	173.69°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	323.23°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	298.42°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	308.93°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	266.48°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	352.91°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:02 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:58 – 09:23
Yamaganda	10:48 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:38 – 15:03
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:33 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:58 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:23 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:38 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:03 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:27 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:52 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:27 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:48 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:23 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:58 – 06:33 (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	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862395.27
Julian Day	2450860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	233.91°

🪷 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 (23.8268°), declination -12.46°, EoT -14.54 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: 1998-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)