पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 3, 1966 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	349.46°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	135.62°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	355.97°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	330.00°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	61.84°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	303.57°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	329.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:42 – 18:15
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:42
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:48 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:22 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:55 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:28 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:35 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:08 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:42 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:15 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:42 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:08 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:35 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:28 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:55 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:22 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850753.27
Julian Day	2439218.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3816°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	148.36°

🪷 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 (23.3816°), declination 5.07°, EoT -3.71 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: 2026-05-14T09:58:51.587Z