पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 12, 2012 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	236.38°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	217.62°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	264.93°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	216.95°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	45.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	210.62°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	193.46°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:53 – 13:12
Yamaganda	07:54 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla	10:33 – 11:53
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:35 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:54 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:14 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:33 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:53 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:12 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:31 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:51 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:10 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:51 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:31 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:12 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:53 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:33 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:14 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:54 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867808.27
Julian Day	2456273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	342.39°

🪷 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 (24.0339°), declination -23.09°, EoT 5.54 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: 2012-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)