पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 1918 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1325

Malayalam Era: 1094

Nanakshahi: 449

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	310.91°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	99.31°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.04°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	297.90°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	40.51°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	292.21°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	107.22°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:20 – 10:46
Yamaganda	13:38 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla	06:28 – 07:54
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 Kāla	06:28 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:54 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:20 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:12 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:04 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:30 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:56 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:30 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:12 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:46 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:20 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:54 – 06:28 (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	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833182.27
Julian Day	2421647.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7095°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.60°

🪷 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 (22.7095°), declination -10.18°, 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: 1918-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)