पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 24, 2009 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	280.20°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	255.24°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	266.95°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	272.36°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	280.82°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra	326.88°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	147.09°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:27 – 10:49
Yamaganda	13:32 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla	06:44 – 08:06
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Kāla	06:44 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:49 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:10 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:32 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:53 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:15 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:36 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:15 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:53 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:32 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:10 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:27 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:06 – 06:44 (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)	1866390.27
Julian Day	2454855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.82°

🪷 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 (23.9796°), declination -19.21°, EoT -12.06 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: 2026-05-14T08:05:00.095Z