पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 12, 1981 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1388

Malayalam Era: 1157

Nanakshahi: 512

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	145.60°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	298.74°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.95°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	169.70°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.63°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	185.60°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	166.01°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:21
Yamaganda	13:27 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla	05:42 – 07:15
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:42 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:21 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:27 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:00 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:33 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:06 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:33 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:00 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:27 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:21 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:15 – 05:42 (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	5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856394.27
Julian Day	2444859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5973°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	152.93°

🪷 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 (23.5973°), declination 4.27°, EoT 4.38 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: 2026-05-14T06:28:15.023Z