पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 1968 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.46°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	354.96°	Mīna	Revatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	28.12°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	14.05°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	358.15°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	355.14°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:18 – 11:56
Yamaganda	15:11 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla	07:04 – 08:41
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:26 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:04 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:41 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:18 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:11 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:48 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:26 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:48 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:11 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:18 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:41 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:04 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851507.27
Julian Day	2439972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4104°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	342.56°

🪷 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 (23.4104°), declination 13.48°, EoT 2.16 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: 1968-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)