पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 21, 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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	215.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	121.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	284.40°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	228.50°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.45°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	256.24°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	232.30°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 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	07:41 – 09:02
Yamaganda	10:24 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla	13:06 – 14:27
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:20 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:41 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:02 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:45 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:06 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:09 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:06 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:02 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:41 – 06:20 (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)	1869248.27
Julian Day	2457713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0889°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	263.19°

🪷 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 -19.97°, EoT 13.43 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: 2026-05-14T08:40:41.267Z