पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 20, 1998 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	35.01°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	315.94°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	33.29°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
बुध Budha	13.49°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	329.08°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	354.72°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	3.99°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:35
Yamaganda	06:52 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla	10:14 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:11 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:52 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:16 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:57 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:38 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:57 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:33 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:52 – 05:11 (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	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862488.27
Julian Day	2450953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8304°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	283.84°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8304°), declination 19.90°, EoT 3.60 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: 1998-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)