पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 23, 2096 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1503

Malayalam Era: 1272

Nanakshahi: 627

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	338.25°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	319.87°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	14.49°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	352.75°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	43.59°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	323.22°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	123.28°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:34 – 12:05
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla	07:31 – 09:02
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
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	05:59 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:31 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:02 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:34 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:05 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:40 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:12 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:40 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:05 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:34 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:02 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:31 – 05:59 (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	5197
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898225.27
Julian Day	2486690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.1972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	341.12°

🪷 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 (25.1972°), declination 1.37°, EoT -7.21 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: 2096-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)