पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 5, 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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	229.24°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	291.29°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	294.86°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	248.72°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	272.70°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	233.93°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:50 – 09:10
Yamaganda	10:30 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla	13:09 – 14:29
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:30 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:50 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:10 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:30 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:50 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:09 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:09 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:09 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:50 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:30 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:10 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:50 – 06:30 (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)	1869262.27
Julian Day	2457727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	65.42°

🪷 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 (24.0895°), declination -22.40°, EoT 8.56 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: 2026-05-14T05:19:28.575Z