पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 16, 2002 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1409

Malayalam Era: 1178

Nanakshahi: 533

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	303.31°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	343.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	356.44°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	277.47°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	71.95°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	311.10°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	44.11°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:02 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:23 – 10:48
Yamaganda	13:38 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla	06:33 – 07:58
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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 · 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 Kāla	06:33 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:58 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:23 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:13 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:38 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:03 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:28 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:52 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:28 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:03 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:38 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:48 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:23 – 04:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:58 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863856.27
Julian Day	2452321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8827°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.95°

🪷 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 (23.8827°), declination -12.45°, EoT -14.54 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: 2002-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)