पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 9, 1946 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1353

Malayalam Era: 1122

Nanakshahi: 477

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.04°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	328.16°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	197.39°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	189.28°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	191.07°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शुक्र Śukra	214.06°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	104.44°	Karka	Puṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:45 – 13:13
Yamaganda	07:20 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:45
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha	05:52 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:20 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:45 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:41 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:09 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:37 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:09 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:41 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:13 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:45 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:20 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843637.27
Julian Day	2432102.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1094°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	155.71°

🪷 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 (23.1094°), declination -5.97°, EoT 13.49 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:37:11.944Z