पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 1998 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	151.10°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	121.12°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	114.13°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	144.34°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	328.97°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	140.15°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	8.79°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:20 – 11:51
Yamaganda	14:55 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla	07:16 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:44 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:20 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:51 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:23 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:55 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:27 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:59 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:27 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:55 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:23 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:51 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:16 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862609.27
Julian Day	2451074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8350°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	329.55°

🪷 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 (23.8350°), declination 2.01°, EoT 6.61 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: 2026-05-14T08:43:28.806Z