पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 31, 2011 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	254.97°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	331.64°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	145.66°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	234.27°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.23°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	288.47°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	183.94°	Tulā	Citrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:23 – 10:42
Yamaganda	13:21 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla	06:44 – 08:03
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:44 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:23 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:42 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:01 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:21 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:40 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:59 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:19 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:59 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:40 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:21 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:01 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:23 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:03 – 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	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867461.27
Julian Day	2455926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	76.30°

🪷 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 (24.0206°), declination -23.13°, EoT -3.26 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: 2011-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)