पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 31, 2009 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	193.76°	Tulā	Svātī P3
चन्द्र Candra	339.76°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.66°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	190.16°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	294.01°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	175.93°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	155.91°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:35 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:09 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:34 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:53 – 10:18
Yamaganda	13:06 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla	06:05 – 07:29
Varjyam	06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:05 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:29 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:53 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:18 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:42 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:06 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:30 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:54 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:18 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:54 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:30 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:42 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:18 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:53 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:29 – 06:05 (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	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866670.27
Julian Day	2455135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.63°

🪷 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 (23.9903°), declination -14.09°, EoT 16.45 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: 2009-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)