पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 5, 1997 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	351.48°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	318.07°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	146.22°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	10.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	291.95°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra	352.16°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	347.07°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:54 – 10:27
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:46 – 07:20
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 Kāla	05:46 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:20 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:54 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:27 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:01 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:43 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:16 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:01 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:27 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:54 – 04:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:20 – 05:46 (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)	1862078.27
Julian Day	2450543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	328.68°

🪷 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 (23.8147°), declination 6.02°, EoT -3.10 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:30.783Z