पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 22, 1959 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	277.98°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	64.70°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	29.88°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	263.85°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	214.78°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	295.72°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	249.04°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:31 – 14:52
Yamaganda	06:45 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla	09:27 – 10:48
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:45 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:27 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:48 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:10 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:31 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:52 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:13 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:34 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:13 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:52 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:31 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:10 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:48 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848125.27
Julian Day	2436590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.87°

🪷 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 (23.2811°), declination -19.88°, EoT -11.54 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: 2026-05-14T09:12:45.276Z