पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 2008 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.11°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	318.91°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	191.22°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	164.92°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	260.87°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	207.76°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	142.35°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:33 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:06 – 17:33
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:39 – 16:06
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:54 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:22 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:39 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:06 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:33 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:06 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:39 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:22 – 05:54 (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	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866286.27
Julian Day	2454751.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	144.15°

🪷 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 (23.9756°), declination -7.47°, EoT 14.22 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: 2026-05-14T08:17:59.734Z