पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 13, 2016 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	146.60°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	277.79°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	236.74°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	146.42°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	156.10°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	172.77°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	226.25°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:59 – 16:31
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	11:53 – 13:26
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:43 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:53 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:26 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:59 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:31 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:04 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:31 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:59 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:26 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:53 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:15 – 05:43 (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	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869179.27
Julian Day	2457644.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	132.28°

🪷 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 (24.0863°), declination 3.69°, EoT 4.75 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: 2026-05-14T06:28:38.943Z