पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 15, 2026 CE

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वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	238.83°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	304.00°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.89°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	228.63°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	193.24°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	343.77°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:33 – 15:52
Yamaganda	09:15 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:13
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

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 Roga	06:37 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:56 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:15 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:35 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:13 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:52 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:33 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:13 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:35 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:15 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:56 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872924.27
Julian Day	2461389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	69.32°

🪷 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 (24.2295°), declination -23.25°, EoT 4.18 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: 2026-05-14T04:46:20.917Z