पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 21, 2011 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	276.62°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	112.38°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	279.84°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	255.47°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	335.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	229.99°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	172.95°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 25 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	10:48 – 12:09
Yamaganda	14:52 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla	08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:45 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:48 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:09 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:30 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:52 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:13 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:34 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:13 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:52 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:30 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:09 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:48 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:06 – 06:45 (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	5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867117.27
Julian Day	2455582.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	193.70°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0074°), declination -20.01°, 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 for: 2011-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)