पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 17, 1998 CE

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मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	332.42°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	194.09°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	345.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	350.38°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	315.88°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	286.38°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	356.09°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 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	15:08 – 16:38
Yamaganda	09:07 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla	12:07 – 13:37
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:07 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:37 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:07 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:37 – 06:06 (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	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862424.27
Julian Day	2450889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.36°

🪷 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 -1.49°, EoT -9.06 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: 2026-05-14T06:30:09.888Z