पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 4, 1998 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	227.84°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	53.39°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.85°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	222.23°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	325.03°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	236.49°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	3.45°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:29 – 11:49
Yamaganda	14:29 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla	07:49 – 09:09
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:30 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:49 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:09 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:29 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:49 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:09 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:49 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:29 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:09 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:49 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:29 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:09 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:49 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862686.27
Julian Day	2451151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8380°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	186.13°

🪷 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 (23.8380°), declination -22.18°, EoT 8.96 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: 1998-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)