पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 23, 2017 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	279.13°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	222.96°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	331.76°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	254.97°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.23°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	325.60°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	239.47°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:06 – 09:27
Yamaganda	10:49 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla	13:31 – 14:53
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:44 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:49 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:10 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:31 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:53 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:14 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:35 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:14 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:53 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:31 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:10 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:27 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:06 – 06:44 (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)	1869311.27
Julian Day	2457776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	302.46°

🪷 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 (24.0913°), declination -19.43°, EoT -11.81 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: 2026-05-14T08:35:34.404Z