पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 2018 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	344.20°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	132.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	252.04°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
बुध Budha	350.60°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	208.32°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	3.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	254.58°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:36 – 15:08
Yamaganda	05:53 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla	08:58 – 10:31
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 Śubha	05:53 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:26 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:58 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:31 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:36 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:41 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:13 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:03 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:31 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:58 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:26 – 05:53 (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	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869741.27
Julian Day	2458206.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1078°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	149.66°

🪷 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 (24.1078°), declination 3.29°, EoT -5.30 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: 2026-05-14T07:31:04.031Z