पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 1951 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1358

Malayalam Era: 1127

Nanakshahi: 482

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	336.45°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	126.46°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	352.15°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	346.47°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	330.23°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	7.05°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	156.12°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:06 – 13:37
Yamaganda	07:33 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla	10:35 – 12:06
Varjyam	06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha	06:03 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:33 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:04 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:35 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:08 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:38 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:09 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:38 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:37 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:06 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:35 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:04 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:33 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1845261.27
Julian Day	2433726.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	149.32°

🪷 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 (23.1715°), declination -0.15°, EoT -7.84 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: 1951-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)