पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 2008 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.85°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	109.41°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	70.80°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	310.32°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	265.02°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	312.24°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	129.26°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:04 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:38
Yamaganda	09:06 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla	12:07 – 13:37
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:05 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:35 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:06 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:36 – 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 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:09 – 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 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:36 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:06 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:35 – 06:05 (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	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866078.27
Julian Day	2454543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	135.33°

🪷 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 (23.9677°), declination -0.87°, EoT -8.76 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: 2008-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)