पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 1971 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.74°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	309.83°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	292.06°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	159.91°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	220.39°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	174.63°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	43.30°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:16 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla	05:49 – 07:18
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:49 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:47 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:16 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:45 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:15 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:44 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:15 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:45 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:18 – 05:49 (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	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852761.27
Julian Day	2441226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	146.90°

🪷 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 (23.4584°), declination -3.25°, EoT 11.48 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: 2026-05-14T11:03:38.678Z