पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 1996 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	116.77°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	102.84°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.41°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	142.73°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.81°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	71.18°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	343.03°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:19 – 16:57
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	12:03 – 13:41
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga	05:30 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:19 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:57 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:35 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:57 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:19 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:03 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:09 – 05:30 (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	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861843.27
Julian Day	2450308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	345.82°

🪷 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 (23.8057°), declination 14.63°, EoT -4.56 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 at: 2026-05-14T06:17:58.409Z