पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 14, 2012 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	269.23°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	148.71°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	148.26°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	254.33°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	305.57°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	184.70°	Tulā	Citrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:26 – 10:47
Yamaganda	13:27 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla	06:46 – 08:06
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

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 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:47 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:07 – 13:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:27 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:48 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:08 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:28 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:08 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:48 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:27 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:07 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:47 – 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	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867475.27
Julian Day	2455940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	239.22°

🪷 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 (24.0211°), declination -21.43°, EoT -9.00 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: 2012-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)