पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 1948 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	271.28°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	176.26°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	126.96°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	237.32°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	76.97°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	122.97°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:17 – 16:54
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:39
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:32 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:17 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:54 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:32 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:54 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:17 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:09 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844315.27
Julian Day	2432780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	149.52°

🪷 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 (23.1353°), declination 13.51°, EoT -3.75 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: 2026-05-14T08:24:15.853Z