पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 10, 2009 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	265.94°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	70.22°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	256.26°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	283.47°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	277.53°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	312.84°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	147.50°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:26 – 10:46
Yamaganda	13:26 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla	06:46 – 08:06
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

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: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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	06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:46 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:06 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:26 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:46 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:06 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:26 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:06 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:46 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:26 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:06 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:26 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:06 – 06:46 (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	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866376.27
Julian Day	2454841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	165.37°

🪷 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 (23.9791°), declination -21.96°, EoT -7.50 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: 2009-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)