पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 2016 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.06°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	108.22°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	283.66°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	226.99°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.27°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	255.05°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	232.19°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:53 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:48 – 17:09
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla	14:27 – 15:48
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:20 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:41 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:02 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:23 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:06 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:23 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:02 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:41 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869247.27
Julian Day	2457712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0889°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	251.12°

🪷 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 (24.0889°), declination -19.75°, EoT 13.70 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:49.262Z