पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 1899 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1306

Malayalam Era: 1075

Nanakshahi: 430

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	355.54°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	326.12°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	96.21°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	4.27°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	196.17°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शुक्र Śukra	316.64°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	242.39°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:52 – 10:26
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:43 – 07:17
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:43 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:17 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:52 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:26 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:00 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:43 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:17 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:00 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:26 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:52 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:17 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1826287.27
Julian Day	2414752.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	332.57°

🪷 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 (22.4458°), declination 7.06°, EoT -2.19 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: 1899-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)