पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 17, 1974 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1381

Malayalam Era: 1150

Nanakshahi: 505

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	90.60°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	56.13°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	120.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	72.15°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	324.38°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	61.87°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	77.12°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 33 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 26 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:04 – 13:46
Yamaganda	06:59 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 12:04
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:17 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:59 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:41 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:04 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:46 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:27 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:09 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:50 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:09 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:27 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:46 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:41 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:59 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1853780.27
Julian Day	2442245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4973°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	326.93°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.4973°), declination 21.29°, EoT -5.77 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: 1974-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)