पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 1994 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit

Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1401

Malayalam Era: 1170

Nanakshahi: 525

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	354.21°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	321.59°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	331.08°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	333.55°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	198.71°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	14.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	314.26°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:26 – 12:00
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla	07:17 – 08:52
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:43 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:17 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:52 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:26 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:00 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:43 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:17 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:00 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:26 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:52 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:17 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860985.27
Julian Day	2449450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	326.20°

🪷 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 (23.7729°), declination 7.05°, EoT -2.19 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: 1994-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)