पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 2012 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.08°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	142.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	220.03°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	196.66°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	51.87°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	137.25°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	186.55°	Tulā	Citrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:49 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:11 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla	05:55 – 07:22
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:55 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:44 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:11 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:38 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:05 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:32 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:05 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:38 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:11 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:44 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:49 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:22 – 05:55 (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	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867748.27
Julian Day	2456213.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0316°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.29°

🪷 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 (24.0316°), declination -7.86°, EoT 14.44 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: 2012-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)