पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 8, 2002 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1409

Malayalam Era: 1178

Nanakshahi: 533

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	201.57°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	244.95°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	170.99°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	197.69°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.00°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	189.69°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	64.42°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:15 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 11:42
Yamaganda	14:28 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla	07:33 – 08:56
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:10 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:33 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:56 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:42 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:05 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:28 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:51 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:14 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:51 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:28 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:42 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:56 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:33 – 06:10 (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	5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864121.27
Julian Day	2452586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.19°

🪷 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 (23.8928°), declination -16.47°, EoT 15.99 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: 2002-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)