पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 1953 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1360

Malayalam Era: 1129

Nanakshahi: 484

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.87°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	136.58°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	328.15°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	27.77°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	8.43°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	182.41°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:59 – 10:31
Yamaganda	13:36 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla	05:55 – 07:27
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:55 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:27 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:59 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:31 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:04 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:36 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:40 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:13 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:36 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:04 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:31 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:59 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:27 – 05:55 (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	5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1845999.27
Julian Day	2434464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	151.62°

🪷 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 (23.1997°), declination 2.80°, EoT -5.62 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: 1953-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)