पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 21, 2009 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.86°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	263.08°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	110.60°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	223.62°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	295.89°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	202.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	157.96°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:02 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:06 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla	06:20 – 07:41
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 Kāla	06:20 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:41 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:02 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:45 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:06 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:45 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:02 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:41 – 06:20 (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	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866691.27
Julian Day	2455156.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	51.06°

🪷 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 (23.9911°), declination -19.90°, EoT 13.43 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: 2009-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)