पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 15, 1998 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	330.43°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	170.41°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	344.21°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	347.56°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	315.40°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	284.59°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	355.85°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:33 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:37 – 18:07
Yamaganda	12:08 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:07 – 16:37
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862422.27
Julian Day	2450887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	202.69°

🪷 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 (23.8279°), declination -2.28°, EoT -9.65 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: 1998-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)