पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 1998 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.65°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	199.25°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.84°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	233.12°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	324.35°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	216.40°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	4.35°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:44 – 13:05
Yamaganda	07:39 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 11:44
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha	06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:39 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:01 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:44 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:27 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:49 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:10 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:49 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:05 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:44 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:01 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:39 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862670.27
Julian Day	2451135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8373°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	347.39°

🪷 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 (23.8373°), declination -19.13°, EoT 14.21 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: 2026-05-14T06:30:10.161Z