पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 25, 1968 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	40.48°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	15.78°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	48.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	63.61°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	124.51°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	33.77°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शनि Śani	358.44°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:32 – 10:13
Yamaganda	13:36 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla	05:09 – 06:51
Varjyam	05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:09 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:32 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:13 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:55 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:36 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:18 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:59 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:41 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:59 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:18 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:55 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:13 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:32 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:51 – 05:09 (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	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851536.27
Julian Day	2440001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4115°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	334.61°

🪷 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 (23.4115°), declination 20.93°, EoT 3.22 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 for: 1968-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)