पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 2078 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2135 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 2000 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1485

Malayalam Era: 1254

Nanakshahi: 609

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	258.10°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	133.35°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	175.21°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	239.72°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	219.44°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	239.25°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	257.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:04 – 09:24
Yamaganda	10:43 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla	13:22 – 14:42
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:44 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:04 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:24 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:43 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:03 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:22 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:42 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:01 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:21 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:01 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:22 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:03 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:43 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:24 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:04 – 06:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5179
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1891571.27
Julian Day	2480036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.9427°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	236.47°

🪷 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 (24.9427°), declination -22.80°, EoT -4.59 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: 2078-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)