पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 2016 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	336.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	129.70°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	220.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	333.70°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	141.91°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	316.39°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	232.10°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:33 – 09:04
Yamaganda	10:35 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:02 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:33 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:04 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:35 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:08 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:39 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:10 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:39 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:06 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:35 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:04 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:33 – 06:02 (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	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869003.27
Julian Day	2457468.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	152.31°

🪷 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 (24.0796°), declination 0.34°, EoT -7.84 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: 2026-05-14T06:27:53.796Z