पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 1971 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	310.31°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	277.30°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	236.27°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	301.26°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	222.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	266.48°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	23.87°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:04 – 16:30
Yamaganda	09:20 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla	12:12 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:28 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:54 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:20 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:46 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:04 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:30 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:56 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:30 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:12 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:46 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:20 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:54 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852540.27
Julian Day	2441005.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.99°

🪷 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 (23.4499°), declination -10.13°, EoT -13.97 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: 1971-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)