पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 15, 2001 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2058 Jaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1923 Vṛṣa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1408

Malayalam Era: 1177

Nanakshahi: 532

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	148.40°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	114.39°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	249.43°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
बुध Budha	174.56°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.13°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	118.79°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	50.90°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:20
Yamaganda	13:25 – 14:57
Gulika Kāla	05:43 – 07:15
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:43 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:20 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:53 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:25 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:57 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:30 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:02 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:30 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:57 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:25 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:15 – 05:43 (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	5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863702.27
Julian Day	2452167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	328.22°

🪷 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 (23.8768°), declination 3.06°, EoT 5.50 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: 2001-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)