पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 22, 2018 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.89°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	300.14°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	278.40°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	155.39°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	206.26°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	193.25°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	248.51°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:19
Yamaganda	13:21 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla	05:46 – 07:17
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:50 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:21 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:52 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:23 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:54 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:23 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:52 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:50 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:17 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869918.27
Julian Day	2458383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	144.23°

🪷 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 (24.1146°), declination 0.40°, EoT 8.08 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: 2018-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)