पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 20, 2002 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1409

Malayalam Era: 1178

Nanakshahi: 533

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	275.92°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	347.13°	Mīna	Revatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	336.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	290.49°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	74.22°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	277.24°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	44.38°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:33 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:12 – 17:33
Yamaganda	12:09 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla	14:51 – 16:12
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:06 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:48 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:09 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:30 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:51 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:12 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:33 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:12 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:51 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:30 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:09 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:06 – 06:45 (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	5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863829.27
Julian Day	2452294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	74.51°

🪷 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 (23.8817°), declination -20.19°, EoT -10.96 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: 2002-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)