पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 5, 1938 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1345

Malayalam Era: 1114

Nanakshahi: 469

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	229.24°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	17.28°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	183.51°	Tulā	Citrā P4
बुध Budha	247.79°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.56°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	208.08°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	348.76°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:50 – 09:10
Yamaganda	10:30 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla	13:09 – 14:29
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:30 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:50 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:10 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:30 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:50 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:09 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:09 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:09 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:50 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:30 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:10 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:50 – 06:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840772.27
Julian Day	2429237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	148.41°

🪷 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 (22.9998°), declination -22.26°, EoT 8.56 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: 1938-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)