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

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
माघ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ · Māgha Gupta Navrātri StartShakta

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	295.63°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	301.33°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	204.55°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	269.90°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	146.86°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	265.65°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	230.44°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:00 – 16:24
Yamaganda	09:25 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:13 – 13:36
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:38 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:01 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:25 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:13 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:00 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:24 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:48 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:24 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:00 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:13 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:25 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:01 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868962.27
Julian Day	2457427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	3.94°

🪷 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 (24.0780°), declination -14.90°, EoT -14.50 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: 2026-05-14T06:27:53.429Z