पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 1971 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.55°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	154.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	297.26°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	185.69°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	223.11°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	193.32°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	42.76°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:03 – 17:30
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla	14:36 – 16:03
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:56 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:23 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:10 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:36 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:03 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:30 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:03 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:36 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:10 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:50 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:23 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852776.27
Julian Day	2441241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	334.34°

🪷 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 (23.4589°), declination -8.95°, EoT 15.23 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: 2026-05-14T09:12:11.985Z