पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 22, 1997 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti

Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1404

Malayalam Era: 1173

Nanakshahi: 528

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	337.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	134.10°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.07°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	347.80°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	289.39°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	334.77°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	345.32°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:03 – 10:34
Yamaganda	13:37 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla	06:01 – 07:32
Varjyam	06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:01 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:32 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:03 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:34 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:06 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:08 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:39 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:10 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:39 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:37 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:06 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:34 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:03 – 04:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:32 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862064.27
Julian Day	2450529.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	155.37°

🪷 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 (23.8142°), declination 0.58°, EoT -7.53 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:08.145Z