पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 1952 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1359

Malayalam Era: 1128

Nanakshahi: 483

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	354.96°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	147.44°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	204.71°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	351.18°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	2.40°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	335.15°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	168.28°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:09 – 16:43
Yamaganda	08:52 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla	12:00 – 13:35
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:43 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:17 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:52 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:26 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:00 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:18 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:35 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:00 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:26 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:52 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:17 – 05:43 (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	5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1845645.27
Julian Day	2434110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	151.56°

🪷 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 (23.1862°), declination 7.12°, EoT -2.19 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: 2026-05-14T10:34:50.383Z