पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 4, 1978 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1385

Malayalam Era: 1154

Nanakshahi: 509

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	78.18°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	63.14°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	137.94°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	98.65°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	82.57°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	117.49°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	123.84°	Siṃha	Maghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 40 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 19 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:22 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:27 – 17:10
Yamaganda	08:37 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:45
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:12 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:54 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:37 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:20 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:27 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:10 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:20 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:37 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:54 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855228.27
Julian Day	2443693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	345.08°

🪷 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 (23.5527°), declination 22.92°, EoT -4.02 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: 1978-07-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)