पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 24, 1956 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	340.14°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	127.47°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	263.23°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	328.26°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	119.04°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	25.46°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	219.85°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:02 – 10:33
Yamaganda	13:37 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla	05:59 – 07:30
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:59 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:30 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:02 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:33 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:05 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:40 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:11 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:37 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:05 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:33 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:02 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:30 – 05:59 (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	5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847091.27
Julian Day	2435556.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	149.09°

🪷 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 (23.2415°), declination 1.34°, EoT -6.90 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: 2026-05-14T09:55:08.890Z