पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 23, 2024 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	338.71°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	134.38°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	305.53°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	356.81°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.31°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	319.27°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	318.47°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:02 – 10:34
Yamaganda	13:37 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla	05:59 – 07:31
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla	05:59 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:31 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:02 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:34 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:05 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:40 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:11 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:37 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:05 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:34 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:02 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:31 – 05:59 (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	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871927.27
Julian Day	2460392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	154.63°

🪷 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 (24.1914°), declination 1.15°, EoT -7.21 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: 2024-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)