पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 28, 2019 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	96.54°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.84°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	123.10°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	133.87°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	260.08°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:59 – 13:35
Yamaganda	07:12 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:23 – 11:59
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:36 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:59 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:10 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:46 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:10 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:59 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:12 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870258.27
Julian Day	2458723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.75°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1276°), declination 9.87°, EoT -0.81 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: 2019-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)