पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 2021 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	246.24°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	97.40°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	221.60°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	258.66°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	304.51°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	271.88°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	286.75°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:16 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:57 – 13:16
Yamaganda	08:00 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla	10:38 – 11:57
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:40 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:00 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:19 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:38 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:16 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:36 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:55 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:55 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:36 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:16 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:57 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:38 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:19 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:00 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871105.27
Julian Day	2459570.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1600°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	213.95°

🪷 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 (24.1600°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2021-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)