पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 4, 1949 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1356

Malayalam Era: 1125

Nanakshahi: 480

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	313.82°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	114.11°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	167.81°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	270.70°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	210.22°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	140.56°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:44 – 16:13
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:46 – 13:15
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:50 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:15 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:44 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:13 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:42 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:13 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:44 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:46 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:19 – 05:50 (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	5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844728.27
Julian Day	2433193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1511°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.08°

🪷 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 (23.1511°), declination -4.15°, EoT 12.10 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: 2026-05-14T06:34:14.420Z