पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 16, 2024 CE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	149.48°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	300.38°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	72.09°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	136.53°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.25°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	176.86°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	321.31°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:16 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:20 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla	13:24 – 14:56
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:44 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:20 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:52 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:24 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:56 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:29 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:01 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:29 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:56 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:24 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:52 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:16 – 05:44 (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	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872104.27
Julian Day	2460569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	151.91°

🪷 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 (24.1982°), declination 2.51°, EoT 5.87 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: 2024-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)