पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 2002 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1409

Malayalam Era: 1178

Nanakshahi: 533

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	216.67°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	70.39°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	180.60°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	221.60°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.90°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	186.19°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	63.52°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:03 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:06 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla	06:22 – 07:42
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:22 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:42 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:03 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:45 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:06 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:45 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:03 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:42 – 06:22 (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	5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864136.27
Julian Day	2452601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8934°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	215.58°

🪷 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 (23.8934°), declination -20.27°, EoT 12.85 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: 2002-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)