पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 1966 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.88°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	144.88°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	126.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	195.83°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	99.10°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	168.20°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	331.89°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:44 – 13:11
Yamaganda	07:21 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla	10:16 – 11:44
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha	05:54 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:44 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:11 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:39 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:06 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:34 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:06 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:39 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:11 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:44 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:21 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850945.27
Julian Day	2439410.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3889°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	332.03°

🪷 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 (23.3889°), declination -7.16°, EoT 14.22 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: 2026-05-14T10:55:26.584Z