पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 19, 2016 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	34.42°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	183.19°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	218.69°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	20.47°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.65°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	29.11°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	229.95°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:35 – 15:16
Yamaganda	05:11 – 06:52
Gulika Kāla	08:33 – 10:14
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:11 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:14 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:16 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:57 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:38 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:57 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:14 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:52 – 05:11 (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	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869062.27
Julian Day	2457527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.64°

🪷 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 (24.0818°), declination 19.82°, EoT 3.65 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: 2016-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)