पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 1, 1959 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	134.58°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	109.32°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	154.10°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	120.07°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	212.14°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	135.43°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	247.73°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:43
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla	11:58 – 13:33
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:37 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:58 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:18 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:43 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:58 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:12 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848347.27
Julian Day	2436812.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.99°

🪷 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 (23.2895°), declination 8.62°, EoT 0.48 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: 1959-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)