पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 2014 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	244.00°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	217.80°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	287.40°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
बुध Budha	250.34°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.59°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	257.49°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	215.29°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:18 – 10:37
Yamaganda	13:15 – 14:35
Gulika Kāla	06:39 – 07:59
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

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 Kāla	06:39 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:59 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:18 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:37 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:56 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:15 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:35 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:54 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:13 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:54 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:35 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:15 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:56 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:37 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:18 – 04:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:59 – 06:39 (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	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868546.27
Julian Day	2457011.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0621°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.38°

🪷 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 (24.0621°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2026-05-14T06:30:31.301Z