पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 17, 2008 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	32.55°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	178.99°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	99.82°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	53.98°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	268.93°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	26.21°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	127.67°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:33 – 10:14
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla	05:12 – 06:53
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:53 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:16 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:56 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:33 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:53 – 05:12 (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	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866138.27
Julian Day	2454603.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9700°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.42°

🪷 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 (23.9700°), declination 19.37°, EoT 3.72 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: 2008-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)