पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 28, 1996 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.44°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	247.23°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.79°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	118.45°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	256.19°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	58.21°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	343.49°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:05 – 18:46
Yamaganda	12:04 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla	15:25 – 17:05
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:23 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:03 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:44 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:45 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:25 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:05 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:46 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:05 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:25 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:45 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:44 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:03 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861827.27
Julian Day	2450292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.56°

🪷 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 (23.8051°), declination 18.95°, EoT -6.17 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: 2026-05-14T09:00:30.680Z