पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 14, 2004 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1411

Malayalam Era: 1180

Nanakshahi: 535

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	238.47°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	266.65°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	208.09°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	229.85°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	171.58°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	212.69°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	92.15°	Karka	Punarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:32 – 15:51
Yamaganda	09:15 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla	11:53 – 13:13
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:36 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:56 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:15 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:53 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:13 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:32 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:51 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:11 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:51 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:32 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:13 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:53 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:34 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:15 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:56 – 06:36 (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	5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864888.27
Julian Day	2453353.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9222°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	25.73°

🪷 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 (23.9222°), declination -23.22°, EoT 4.64 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: 2004-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)