पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 21, 2008 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	276.39°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	76.16°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.65°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	294.88°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.25°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	241.87°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शनि Śani	133.48°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:06 – 09:27
Yamaganda	10:48 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla	13:30 – 14:51
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta	06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:48 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:09 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:30 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:51 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:12 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:34 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:12 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:51 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:30 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:09 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:48 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:06 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866021.27
Julian Day	2454486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9655°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.60°

🪷 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 (23.9655°), declination -20.07°, EoT -11.26 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:28:30.051Z