पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 2017 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	151.23°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	123.77°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.66°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	134.79°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	180.89°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	123.22°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	237.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 14 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 45 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:16 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:20 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla	13:23 – 14:55
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:44 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:20 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:51 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:23 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:55 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:27 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:59 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:27 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:55 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:23 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:51 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:16 – 05:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869549.27
Julian Day	2458014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1004°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.88°

🪷 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 (24.1004°), declination 1.86°, EoT 6.61 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: 2026-05-14T08:39:11.116Z