पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 2006 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.60°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	179.25°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	203.24°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	195.00°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	215.42°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	216.88°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	120.66°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:01 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:05 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla	06:18 – 07:39
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:18 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:39 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:01 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:44 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:48 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:10 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:05 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:44 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:01 – 04:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:39 – 06:18 (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	5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865592.27
Julian Day	2454057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	326.46°

🪷 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 (23.9491°), declination -19.15°, EoT 14.21 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: 2006-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)