पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1981 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1388

Malayalam Era: 1157

Nanakshahi: 512

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	233.28°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	20.19°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.27°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	232.62°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	189.08°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शुक्र Śukra	276.79°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	175.97°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:51 – 13:11
Yamaganda	07:53 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla	10:32 – 11:51
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 Labha	06:33 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:53 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:12 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:32 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:51 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:11 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:30 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:50 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:09 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:50 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:30 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:11 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:51 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:32 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:12 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:53 – 06:33 (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	5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856482.27
Julian Day	2444947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6007°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	148.80°

🪷 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 (23.6007°), declination -22.79°, EoT 6.87 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: 2026-05-14T07:30:59.811Z