पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 24, 2016 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	248.57°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
चन्द्र Candra	191.09°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	309.17°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha	258.87°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	175.62°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	294.40°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	236.17°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:20 – 10:39
Yamaganda	13:17 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla	06:41 – 08:01
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:41 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:01 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:20 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:39 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:58 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:17 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:37 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:56 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:15 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:56 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:37 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:17 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:58 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:39 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:20 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:01 – 06:41 (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)	1869281.27
Julian Day	2457746.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	300.45°

🪷 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 (24.0902°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2026-05-14T08:35:14.639Z