पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 2026 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.23°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	320.21°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	317.53°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	314.37°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.78°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	349.83°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	339.67°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 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	12:07 – 13:37
Yamaganda	07:36 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla	10:36 – 12:07
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

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 Labha	06:05 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:36 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:06 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:36 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:08 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:38 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:09 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:38 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:07 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:36 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:06 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:36 – 06:05 (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	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872652.27
Julian Day	2461117.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	345.99°

🪷 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 (24.2191°), declination -1.01°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T04:45:14.672Z