पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 10, 2002 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	233.90°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	305.82°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	191.52°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	247.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	114.06°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	192.29°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	62.23°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:31 – 15:50
Yamaganda	09:13 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla	11:52 – 13:11
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:34 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:53 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:13 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:32 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:52 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:11 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:31 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:50 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:10 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:50 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:31 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:11 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:52 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:32 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:13 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:53 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864153.27
Julian Day	2452618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8941°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	71.12°

🪷 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 (23.8941°), declination -22.88°, EoT 6.43 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 for: 2002-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)