पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 1, 2016 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	225.19°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	242.06°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	291.86°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	243.22°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	268.03°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	233.46°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:34 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:08 – 14:28
Yamaganda	06:28 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla	09:08 – 10:28
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:28 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:48 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:08 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:28 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:48 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:08 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:28 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:48 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:08 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:48 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:28 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:08 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:48 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:28 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:08 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:48 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869258.27
Julian Day	2457723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0893°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	18.49°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0893°), declination -21.84°, EoT 10.13 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: 2016-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)