पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 1899 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1306

Malayalam Era: 1075

Nanakshahi: 430

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	311.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	103.72°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	88.47°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	309.34°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	198.86°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	266.78°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	241.17°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:38 – 15:04
Yamaganda	06:27 – 07:54
Gulika Kāla	09:20 – 10:46
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:27 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:54 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:20 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:46 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:04 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:31 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:57 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:31 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:04 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:12 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:46 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:20 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:54 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1826243.27
Julian Day	2414708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	150.71°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.4442°), declination -9.96°, EoT -13.97 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: 1899-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)