पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 18, 2000 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1407

Malayalam Era: 1176

Nanakshahi: 531

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	304.83°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	102.78°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	340.71°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	322.35°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.66°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	275.97°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	17.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 21 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 38 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:47 – 12:13
Yamaganda	15:03 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla	07:57 – 09:22
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:32 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:57 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:22 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:47 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:03 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:28 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:53 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:28 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:03 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:13 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:47 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:22 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:57 – 06:32 (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	5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863127.27
Julian Day	2451592.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	159.86°

🪷 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 (23.8548°), declination -11.93°, EoT -14.43 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:43:55.407Z