पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 14, 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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	237.86°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	311.90°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	323.56°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	216.40°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	223.73°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	193.12°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	255.06°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:34 – 11:53
Yamaganda	14:32 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla	07:55 – 09:15
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:36 – 07:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:55 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:15 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:34 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:53 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:13 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:32 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:51 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:11 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:51 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:32 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:13 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:53 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:34 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:15 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:55 – 06:36 (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	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870001.27
Julian Day	2458466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1177°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	77.39°

🪷 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 (24.1177°), declination -23.19°, EoT 4.64 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: 2018-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)