🪷 पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)

December 16, 2026 CE · IN · UTC+5.5

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Śatabhiṣā nakshatra · Vajra yoga · Vaṇija karaṇa · Budhavāra (Wednesday)

उत्सव — Festivals

सूर्योदय / सूर्यास्त — Solar Times

Sūryodaya06:36:14Sūryāsta17:10:40

⚠ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Periods

Rāhu Kālam (राहु काल)11:53 – 13:12
Yamaganda Kālam (यमगण्ड काल)07:55 – 09:14
Gulika Kālam (गुलिक काल)10:34 – 11:53

✓ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Muhūrtas

Brahma Muhūrta (ब्रह्म मुहूर्त)05:00 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta (अभिजित् मुहूर्त)11:29 – 12:17

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā

Day Choghaḍiyās (sunrise → sunset)

#NamePlanetTimeEffect
1✓ Lābha लाभMercury06:36 – 07:56Auspicious
2★ Amṛta अमृतMoon07:56 – 09:15Very Auspicious
3⚠ Kāla कालSaturn09:15 – 10:34Inauspicious
4✓ Śubha शुभJupiter10:34 – 11:53Auspicious
5⚠ Roga रोगMars11:53 – 13:13Inauspicious
6⚠ Udveg उद्वेगSun13:13 – 14:32Inauspicious
7◐ Cara चरVenus14:32 – 15:51Mixed
8✓ Lābha लाभMercury15:51 – 17:11Auspicious

Night Choghaḍiyās (sunset → next sunrise)

#NamePlanetTimeEffect
1⚠ Udveg उद्वेगSun17:11 – 18:51Inauspicious
2✓ Śubha शुभJupiter18:51 – 20:32Auspicious
3★ Amṛta अमृतMoon20:32 – 22:13Very Auspicious
4◐ Cara चरVenus22:13 – 23:54Mixed
5⚠ Roga रोगMars23:54 – 01:35Inauspicious
6⚠ Kāla कालSaturn01:35 – 03:15Inauspicious
7✓ Lābha लाभMercury03:15 – 04:56Auspicious
8⚠ Udveg उद्वेगSun04:56 – 06:37Inauspicious

१५ दिन-मुहूर्त — 15 Day-Muhūrtas (Sūrya-Siddhānta)

Each Muhūrta = 2 Ghaṭikās = 48 minutes. There are 30 Muhūrtas in the full day-night cycle (15 + 15).

#MuhūrtaTimeEffectDeity
1Rudra रुद्र06:36 – 07:18InauspiciousRudra (Shiva)
2Ahi अहि07:18 – 08:00InauspiciousSerpent
3Mitra मित्र08:00 – 08:43AuspiciousMitra (Friend)
4Pitru पितृ08:43 – 09:25NeutralAncestors
5Vasu वसु09:25 – 10:07AuspiciousVasus
6Vara वार10:07 – 10:50AuspiciousDay Lord
7Vishvedeva विश्वेदेव10:50 – 11:32AuspiciousAll Gods
8Vidhi विधि11:32 – 12:14AuspiciousBrahma
9Satamukhi सतमुखी12:14 – 12:56AuspiciousIndra
10Puruhuta पुरुहूत12:56 – 13:39AuspiciousIndra
11Vahini वाहिनी13:39 – 14:21InauspiciousAgni
12Naktanakara नक्तनकर14:21 – 15:03InauspiciousMoon
13Varuna वरुण15:03 – 15:46AuspiciousVaruna
14Aryaman अर्यमन्15:46 – 16:28AuspiciousAryaman
15Bhaga भग16:28 – 17:10AuspiciousBhaga

अयनांश — Multi-Ayanāṁśa Comparison

Different Vedic schools use different ayanāṁśa anchors. For cuspal placements (planets near sign-boundaries), the ayanāṁśa choice determines which sign the planet falls in.

SystemAnchorValue
Lahiri ChitrāpakṣaJ2000.0 (Indian official)24.2296°
SS-Native CitrāBhāskara II uniform precession (285 CE)24.3396°
RamanB.V. Raman zero-point22.3699°

SS-native is Bhāskara-II uniform precession anchored at Citrā-zero (285 CE). Lahiri uses J2000 reference. Raman uses later zero-point.

Sources and Related Pañchāṅga Tools

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