पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 21, 2014 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.58°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	196.55°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	264.98°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	204.45°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.30°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	221.09°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	211.94°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 11:45
Yamaganda	14:27 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	07:41 – 09:02
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:20 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:41 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:02 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:45 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:48 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:27 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:06 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:02 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:41 – 06:20 (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	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868517.27
Julian Day	2456982.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	341.10°

🪷 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 (24.0610°), declination -19.85°, EoT 13.43 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:10:42.797Z