पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 6, 1949 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1356

Malayalam Era: 1125

Nanakshahi: 480

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	110.10°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	257.06°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.78°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	121.41°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	273.17°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	140.12°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	133.27°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:45 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:43 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla	05:27 – 07:06
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:27 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:06 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:45 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:04 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:43 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:22 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:01 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:41 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:01 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:22 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:43 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:45 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:06 – 05:27 (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	5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844669.27
Julian Day	2433134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.24°

🪷 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 (23.1489°), declination 16.84°, EoT -5.59 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: 1949-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)