पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 9, 2016 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	264.11°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	251.47°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	188.67°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	275.60°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	148.43°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	227.54°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	227.70°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:25 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:25 – 10:45
Yamaganda	13:25 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla	06:46 – 08:06
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:06 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:05 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:25 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:45 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:05 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:25 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:05 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:45 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:05 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:25 – 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	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868931.27
Julian Day	2457396.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	346.19°

🪷 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 (24.0768°), declination -22.20°, EoT -7.10 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: 2026-05-14T07:41:22.302Z