पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 2015 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.06°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	270.33°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	353.98°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	310.12°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	108.62°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	4.06°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	220.63°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:37 – 09:07
Yamaganda	10:37 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:07
Varjyam	06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:07 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:07 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:07 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:37 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:07 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:37 – 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 Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868632.27
Julian Day	2457097.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	302.16°

🪷 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 (24.0654°), declination -1.93°, 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: 2015-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)