पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 2018 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.29°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	313.59°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	244.67°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	349.35°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	208.85°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	346.92°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	254.02°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 33 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	14:08 – 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	10:37 – 12:07
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla	07:37 – 09:07
Varjyam	06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:07 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:37 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:07 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:37 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869728.27
Julian Day	2458193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	341.46°

🪷 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 (24.1073°), declination -1.83°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:57:50.372Z