पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 21, 1972 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1379

Malayalam Era: 1148

Nanakshahi: 503

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.68°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	306.46°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.53°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	156.03°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	246.69°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	110.85°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	57.31°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:22 – 14:53
Yamaganda	05:45 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:19
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:45 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:19 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:50 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:22 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:53 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:24 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:55 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:24 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:53 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:22 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:50 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:19 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:17 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1853116.27
Julian Day	2441581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4719°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	151.89°

🪷 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 (23.4719°), declination 0.74°, EoT 7.71 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: 1972-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)