पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 4, 1976 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1383

Malayalam Era: 1152

Nanakshahi: 507

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	228.49°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	18.91°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	226.19°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	243.34°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	30.39°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra	270.30°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	113.34°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:09 – 10:29
Yamaganda	13:09 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla	06:30 – 07:50
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:30 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:50 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:09 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:29 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:49 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:09 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:29 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:09 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:49 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:29 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:09 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:50 – 06:30 (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	5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854651.27
Julian Day	2443116.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5307°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	149.18°

🪷 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 (23.5307°), declination -22.23°, EoT 8.96 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: 1976-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)