पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 1998 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	216.70°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	259.72°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	233.76°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	324.47°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	222.68°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	4.03°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:42 – 09:03
Yamaganda	10:24 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla	13:06 – 14:27
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:21 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:42 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:03 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:45 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:06 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:09 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:06 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:03 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:42 – 06:21 (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	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862675.27
Julian Day	2451140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8375°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	45.77°

🪷 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 (23.8375°), declination -20.26°, EoT 12.85 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: 1998-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)