पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 5, 2016 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	138.83°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	180.10°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	232.00°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	153.44°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	154.39°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	162.99°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	225.91°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:37 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:14 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:22 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla	13:30 – 15:04
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:40 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:56 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:30 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:04 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:39 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:13 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:39 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:04 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:30 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:56 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:14 – 05:40 (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)	1869171.27
Julian Day	2457636.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0860°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.55°

🪷 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 (24.0860°), declination 6.71°, 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: 2026-05-14T05:20:31.148Z