पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 3, 2016 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	227.21°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	266.36°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	293.36°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	246.01°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.55°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	270.37°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	233.70°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:09 – 10:29
Yamaganda	13:09 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla	06:29 – 07:49
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:29 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:49 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:09 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:29 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:49 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:09 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:49 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:08 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:29 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:09 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:49 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:29 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:09 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:49 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869260.27
Julian Day	2457725.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.86°

🪷 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 (24.0894°), declination -22.13°, EoT 9.36 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: 2026-05-14T07:28:39.162Z