पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 2, 2024 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	288.48°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra	188.01°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	266.94°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	270.71°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	13.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	257.41°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	312.47°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:49 – 12:12
Yamaganda	14:57 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla	08:04 – 09:27
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala	06:41 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:04 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:12 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:57 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:20 – 17:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:43 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:20 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:57 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:27 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:04 – 06:41 (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	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871877.27
Julian Day	2460342.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	263.14°

🪷 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 (24.1895°), declination -17.00°, EoT -13.84 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: 2024-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)