पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 13, 1961 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	300.80°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	268.30°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.55°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	316.46°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	271.36°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	347.41°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	271.84°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:59 – 09:24
Yamaganda	10:48 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:02
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:35 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:59 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:24 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:02 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:26 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:50 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:26 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:02 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:48 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:24 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:59 – 06:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848878.27
Julian Day	2437343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3099°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	329.43°

🪷 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 (23.3099°), declination -13.48°, EoT -14.60 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: 1961-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)