पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 4, 2021 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.89°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	135.15°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	167.90°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	178.45°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.48°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	211.82°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	282.80°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:19 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:17 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla	13:15 – 14:44
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
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: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta	05:51 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:46 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:15 – 14:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:44 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:13 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:41 – 19:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:13 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:44 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:46 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:19 – 05:51 (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	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871026.27
Julian Day	2459491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	328.25°

🪷 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 (24.1569°), declination -4.37°, EoT 12.10 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: 2021-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)