पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 8, 2017 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.56°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	171.68°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	47.07°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	0.64°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.25°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	340.91°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	242.74°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:57 – 08:36
Yamaganda	10:15 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:13
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:17 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:57 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:36 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:15 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:13 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:53 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:32 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:53 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:15 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:36 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:57 – 05:17 (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	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869416.27
Julian Day	2457881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0954°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.49°

🪷 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 (24.0954°), declination 17.10°, EoT 3.58 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: 2017-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)