पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 16, 2000 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1407

Malayalam Era: 1176

Nanakshahi: 531

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	271.35°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	20.25°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	315.38°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha	271.39°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	2.34°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	235.40°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	16.37°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:09 – 17:30
Yamaganda	12:08 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla	14:49 – 16:09
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:06 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:27 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:47 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:08 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:28 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:49 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:09 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:30 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:09 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:49 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:28 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:08 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:47 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:06 – 06:46 (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	5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863094.27
Julian Day	2451559.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8536°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.09°

🪷 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 (23.8536°), declination -21.09°, EoT -9.69 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: 2000-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)