पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 10, 2018 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	233.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	264.58°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	320.94°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	213.58°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	222.84°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	190.18°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	254.60°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:53 – 09:13
Yamaganda	10:32 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla	13:11 – 14:31
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:34 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:53 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:13 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:32 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:52 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:11 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:31 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:50 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:10 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:50 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:31 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:11 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:52 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:32 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:13 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:53 – 06:34 (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	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869997.27
Julian Day	2458462.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	33.65°

🪷 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 (24.1176°), declination -22.89°, EoT 6.43 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: 2026-05-14T07:45:58.387Z