पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 1998 CE

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🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.42°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra182.23°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha349.01°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati315.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra285.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani355.97°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 Amṛta06:07 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:07 (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 Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862423.27
Julian Day2450888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.08°
🪷 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 -1.89°, EoT -9.36 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: 1998-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)