पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 31, 1969 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	346.73°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	133.00°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	229.68°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	338.10°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	157.09°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	0.76°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	3.32°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:24 – 08:57
Yamaganda	10:30 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla	13:36 – 15:08
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

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 Amṛta	05:51 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:24 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:57 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:30 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:03 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:36 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:08 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:41 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:14 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:41 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:03 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:30 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:57 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:24 – 05:51 (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)	1851846.27
Julian Day	2440311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4234°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.60°

🪷 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 (23.4234°), declination 4.02°, EoT -4.66 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: 1969-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)