पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 3, 2006 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	226.77°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	20.35°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	213.70°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	208.40°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.75°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	235.70°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	120.95°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:49 – 17:09
Yamaganda	11:49 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla	14:29 – 15:49
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:29 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:49 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:09 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:29 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:49 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:09 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:29 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:09 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:49 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:29 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:09 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:49 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865607.27
Julian Day	2454072.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	155.70°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9497°), declination -22.05°, EoT 9.36 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: 2006-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)