पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 2008 CE

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माघ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ · Māgha Gupta Navrātri StartShakta

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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	294.67°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	305.55°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.42°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	291.70°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	258.09°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	264.03°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	132.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:49 – 12:13
Yamaganda	15:00 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla	08:02 – 09:25
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

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 · 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 Chala	06:38 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:02 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:25 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:13 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:00 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:23 – 17:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:47 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:23 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:00 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:49 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:25 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:02 – 06:38 (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	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866039.27
Julian Day	2454504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	9.96°

🪷 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 (23.9662°), declination -15.24°, EoT -14.45 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: 2026-05-14T09:01:17.754Z