पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 17, 2020 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	241.41°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	272.72°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	357.08°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	239.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	275.31°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	217.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	275.84°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:14 – 14:33
Yamaganda	06:38 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla	09:16 – 10:36
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:38 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:16 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:36 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:55 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:14 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:33 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:53 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:12 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:53 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:14 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:55 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:36 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:57 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870735.27
Julian Day	2459200.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	31.61°

🪷 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 (24.1458°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2020-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)