पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 1968 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.73°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	123.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	125.91°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	180.54°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	145.87°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	178.86°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	1.15°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 11:51
Yamaganda	14:54 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla	07:16 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:45 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:51 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:22 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:54 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:25 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:57 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:25 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:54 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:22 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:16 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851654.27
Julian Day	2440119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	329.00°

🪷 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 (23.4160°), declination 1.14°, EoT 7.35 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: 1968-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)