पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 8, 1988 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	141.91°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	107.71°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	346.76°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	167.50°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	42.51°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	97.02°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शनि Śani	242.02°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:29 – 15:02
Yamaganda	05:41 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:22
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:41 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:22 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:55 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:29 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:02 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:36 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:10 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:36 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:02 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:29 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:55 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:22 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:14 – 05:41 (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	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858947.27
Julian Day	2447412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6950°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	324.26°

🪷 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 (23.6950°), declination 5.67°, EoT 2.92 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: 1988-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)