पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 1999 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1406

Malayalam Era: 1175

Nanakshahi: 530

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	185.34°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	340.51°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	250.49°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
बुध Budha	209.53°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.18°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	139.07°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	20.92°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:51 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:08 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla	06:00 – 07:25
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:00 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:51 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:42 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:08 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:33 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:59 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:24 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:59 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:33 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:51 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:25 – 06:00 (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	5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863009.27
Julian Day	2451474.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8503°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	155.24°

🪷 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 (23.8503°), declination -11.19°, EoT 16.06 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: 1999-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)