पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 2, 1996 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	348.78°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	145.30°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	342.77°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	353.72°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	262.36°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	34.75°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शनि Śani	335.55°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:09 – 16:42
Yamaganda	08:56 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:35
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:49 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:22 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:56 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:29 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:09 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:42 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:15 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:42 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:35 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:29 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:56 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:22 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861710.27
Julian Day	2450175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8006°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	155.52°

🪷 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 (23.8006°), declination 4.97°, EoT -4.03 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: 1996-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)