पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 1956 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.39°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	328.55°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	320.71°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	164.23°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.76°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	139.92°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	217.77°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:43 – 13:09
Yamaganda	07:23 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla	10:16 – 11:43
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:57 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:09 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:36 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:03 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:29 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:03 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:36 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:50 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:23 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847298.27
Julian Day	2435763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2494°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.30°

🪷 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 (23.2494°), declination -9.18°, EoT 15.23 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: 2026-05-14T09:55:58.308Z