पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 12, 2023 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	144.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	111.90°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	165.52°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	134.69°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.32°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	108.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	308.57°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:00 – 16:33
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:27
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:42 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:27 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:00 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:33 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:06 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:33 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:00 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:27 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:15 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871734.27
Julian Day	2460199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1840°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	325.57°

🪷 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 (24.1840°), declination 4.34°, EoT 4.38 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: 2023-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)