पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 1, 1988 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	316.99°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	108.55°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	251.65°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
बुध Budha	291.15°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	5.40°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	0.38°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	247.18°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:06 – 16:33
Yamaganda	09:16 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla	12:11 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:22 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:49 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:16 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:44 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:11 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:06 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:33 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:00 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:33 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:11 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:44 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:16 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:49 – 06:22 (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	5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858756.27
Julian Day	2447221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6877°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	150.18°

🪷 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 (23.6877°), declination -7.56°, EoT -13.04 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: 1988-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)