पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 2016 CE

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तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	190.96°	Tulā	Svātī P2
चन्द्र Candra	161.54°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	266.86°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	190.87°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	165.74°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	227.49°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	229.70°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:33 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:07 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:34 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:42
Yamaganda	14:31 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla	07:28 – 08:53
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:03 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:28 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:53 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:42 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:06 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:31 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:55 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:20 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:55 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:31 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:53 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:28 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869224.27
Julian Day	2457689.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	329.76°

🪷 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 (24.0880°), declination -13.20°, EoT 16.40 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: 2026-05-14T08:35:39.991Z