पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 29, 1999 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1406

Malayalam Era: 1175

Nanakshahi: 530

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	284.84°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	70.90°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	187.18°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	280.62°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	332.99°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	306.65°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	3.72°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:49 – 12:11
Yamaganda	14:55 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla	08:05 – 09:27
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:43 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:05 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:49 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:11 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:55 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:18 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:40 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:18 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:55 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:11 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:27 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:05 – 06:43 (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)	1862742.27
Julian Day	2451207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.58°

🪷 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 (23.8401°), declination -18.09°, EoT -13.17 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 for: 1999-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)