पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 1987 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama

Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1394

Malayalam Era: 1163

Nanakshahi: 518

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.24°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	183.43°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	23.94°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
बुध Budha	307.77°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	340.73°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	293.84°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	236.99°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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)	20:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 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	12:07 – 13:37
Yamaganda	07:36 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla	10:37 – 12:07
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:06 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:36 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:06 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:37 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:08 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:38 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:38 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:37 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:06 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:36 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858407.27
Julian Day	2446872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	210.20°

🪷 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 (23.6743°), declination -1.23°, EoT -8.76 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: 1987-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)