पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 5, 2012 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	351.64°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	147.07°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.98°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	329.76°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	19.98°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	37.16°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	182.73°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:35 – 15:09
Yamaganda	05:46 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla	08:53 – 10:27
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:46 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:20 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:53 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:27 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:01 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:43 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:17 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:35 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:01 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:27 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:53 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:20 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867557.27
Julian Day	2456022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0243°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	155.57°

🪷 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 (24.0243°), declination 6.16°, EoT -3.10 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: 2026-05-14T08:54:48.728Z