पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 24, 1986 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

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)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	339.45°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	132.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	244.40°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	326.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	314.58°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	355.04°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	225.66°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:30 – 09:02
Yamaganda	10:33 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:14

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	05:59 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:30 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:02 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:33 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:05 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:40 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:11 – 19:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:05 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:33 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:02 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:30 – 05:59 (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	5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858048.27
Julian Day	2446513.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6606°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	152.24°

🪷 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 (23.6606°), declination 1.24°, EoT -6.90 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: 1986-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)