पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 9, 2017 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	355.29°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	149.88°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	27.03°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	10.67°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	173.57°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	333.43°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	243.52°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:44 – 18:18
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla	15:09 – 16:44
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Udveg	05:42 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:16 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:51 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:25 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:44 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:18 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:35 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:25 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:51 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:16 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869387.27
Julian Day	2457852.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	154.92°

🪷 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 (24.0942°), declination 7.59°, EoT -1.90 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:43.550Z