पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 21, 2081 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2138 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 2003 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1488

Malayalam Era: 1257

Nanakshahi: 612

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	244.83°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	127.06°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	198.01°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	263.19°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	324.79°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	244.04°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शनि Śani	297.83°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:54 – 17:13
Yamaganda	11:57 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla	14:35 – 15:54
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:40 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:59 – 09:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:18 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:38 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:16 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:35 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:54 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:13 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:54 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:35 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:16 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:57 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:38 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:18 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:59 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5183
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1893019.27
Julian Day	2481484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.9981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	241.29°

🪷 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 (24.9981°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2081-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)