पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 2013 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	259.80°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	155.93°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	282.90°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
बुध Budha	251.16°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	43.06°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	239.38°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	195.47°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:44 – 12:03
Yamaganda	14:42 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla	08:04 – 09:24
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:45 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:04 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:24 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:44 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:03 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:23 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:42 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:02 – 17:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:22 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:02 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:42 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:23 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:03 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:44 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:24 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:04 – 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	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867831.27
Julian Day	2456296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	259.14°

🪷 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 (24.0347°), declination -22.72°, EoT -5.02 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: 2013-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)