पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 5, 2018 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: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	198.45°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	165.24°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	299.09°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	221.45°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	215.06°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	183.56°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	251.05°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:39 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:15 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:32 – 08:55
Yamaganda	10:18 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla	13:05 – 14:29
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:08 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:32 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:55 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:18 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:05 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:29 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:52 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:15 – 18:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:52 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:29 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:05 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:42 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:18 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:55 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:32 – 06:08 (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	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869962.27
Julian Day	2458427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	328.10°

🪷 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 (24.1162°), declination -15.61°, EoT 16.26 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: 2018-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)