पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 1960 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1367

Malayalam Era: 1136

Nanakshahi: 491

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.71°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	97.56°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	48.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	113.24°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	241.20°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	140.30°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	259.69°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:38 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla	05:33 – 07:10
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:33 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:10 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:01 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:38 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:15 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:52 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:29 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:52 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:15 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:38 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:01 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:47 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:10 – 05:33 (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	5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848701.27
Julian Day	2437166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	332.69°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.3031°), declination 12.50°, EoT -3.05 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: 1960-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)