पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 17, 1969 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	332.85°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	318.13°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	225.17°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	313.84°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.89°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	3.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	1.63°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:37 – 09:07
Yamaganda	10:37 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:06 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:37 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:07 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:37 – 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 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:37 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:07 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:37 – 06:06 (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	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851832.27
Julian Day	2440297.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	346.91°

🪷 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 (23.4228°), declination -1.48°, EoT -9.06 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: 1969-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)