पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 15, 1956 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	23.34°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	341.68°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	257.54°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	156.94°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	211.45°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	224.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:15 – 10:35
Yamaganda	13:13 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla	06:37 – 07:56
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:37 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:15 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:13 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:52 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:11 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:33 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:13 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:35 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:15 – 04:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:56 – 06:37 (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	5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847357.27
Julian Day	2435822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2517°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	144.04°

🪷 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 (23.2517°), declination -23.25°, EoT 4.18 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: 2026-05-14T11:03:20.609Z