पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 13, 2017 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	268.95°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	96.34°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	324.26°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	245.79°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	177.64°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	315.83°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	238.43°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:46 – 12:07
Yamaganda	14:47 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla	08:06 – 09:26
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:26 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:46 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:07 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:27 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:47 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:08 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:28 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:08 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:47 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:27 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:07 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869301.27
Julian Day	2457766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	188.53°

🪷 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 (24.0910°), declination -21.47°, EoT -8.64 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: 2017-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)