पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 12, 1998 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	358.11°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	179.29°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	5.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	349.00°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	321.79°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	312.30°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	359.32°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:44 – 18:19
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:09 – 16:44
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

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 Udveg	05:39 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:14 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:44 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:19 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:14 – 05:39 (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	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862450.27
Julian Day	2450915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8289°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	182.29°

🪷 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 (23.8289°), declination 8.55°, EoT -1.04 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: 1998-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)