पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 30, 1997 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti

Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1404

Malayalam Era: 1173

Nanakshahi: 528

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	132.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	100.61°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	196.09°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	135.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	290.65°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra	170.93°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	355.82°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:23
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:37 – 07:13
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:37 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:58 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:44 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:19 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:58 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:13 – 05:37 (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	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862225.27
Julian Day	2450690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	326.47°

🪷 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 (23.8203°), declination 9.04°, EoT -0.18 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: 2026-05-14T06:27:01.819Z