पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 4, 2018 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	227.71°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	188.75°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	317.03°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	213.59°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	221.51°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	186.34°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	253.93°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:10
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 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:29 – 15:49
Yamaganda	09:09 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla	11:49 – 13:09
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:29 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:09 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:49 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:29 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:09 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:50 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869991.27
Julian Day	2458456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	321.07°

🪷 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 (24.1173°), declination -22.20°, EoT 8.96 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: 2026-05-14T08:59:49.830Z