पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 18, 2011 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	273.57°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	69.16°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	277.49°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	251.45°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	335.21°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	226.76°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	172.91°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:50 – 16:11
Yamaganda	09:27 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:08 – 13:29
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:27 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:48 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:08 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:29 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:50 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:11 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:31 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:11 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:50 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:29 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:08 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867114.27
Julian Day	2455579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	155.23°

🪷 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 (24.0073°), declination -20.64°, EoT -10.35 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: 2026-05-14T08:53:41.346Z