पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 1978 CE

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मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1385

Malayalam Era: 1154

Nanakshahi: 509

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	335.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	101.34°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.82°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	353.32°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	63.53°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	349.65°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	121.18°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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)	13:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:34 – 09:05
Yamaganda	10:36 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam	06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:03 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:34 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:05 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:36 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:08 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:39 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:09 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:39 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:06 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:36 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:05 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:34 – 06:03 (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	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855122.27
Julian Day	2443587.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	124.95°

🪷 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 (23.5487°), declination -0.37°, EoT -8.15 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: 1978-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)