पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 2016 CE

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वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.53°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	147.68°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	219.68°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	21.58°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.58°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	25.43°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	230.15°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:53 – 08:33
Yamaganda	10:14 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:35 – 15:15
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:13 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:35 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:15 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:56 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:36 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:56 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:53 – 05:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869059.27
Julian Day	2457524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	113.73°

🪷 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 (24.0817°), declination 19.16°, EoT 3.74 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: 2016-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)