पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 1957 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1364

Malayalam Era: 1133

Nanakshahi: 488

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	180.61°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	37.44°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	331.80°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	153.61°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	327.55°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	231.44°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:36 – 09:06
Yamaganda	10:36 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:05 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:36 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:06 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:36 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:38 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:08 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:36 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:06 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:36 – 06:05 (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	5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847450.27
Julian Day	2435915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2552°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	206.20°

🪷 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 (23.2552°), declination -1.12°, EoT -8.76 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: 1957-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)