पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 2004 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1411

Malayalam Era: 1180

Nanakshahi: 535

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.87°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	297.87°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	33.89°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	346.82°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.38°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	19.41°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	72.34°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:37 – 15:08
Yamaganda	06:05 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla	09:06 – 10:36
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:05 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:35 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:06 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:36 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:38 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:09 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:07 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:36 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:06 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:35 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864617.27
Julian Day	2453082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	324.84°

🪷 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 (23.9118°), declination -0.88°, EoT -8.76 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:02.323Z