पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 3114 BCE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3056
Śaka Saṁvat: -3191 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: -3706
Malayalam Era: -3937
Nanakshahi: -4582
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.43°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra72.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha161.41°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra148.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani219.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:02
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-11
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-4201.73
Julian Day584263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.5635°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.07°
🪷 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 (-47.5635°), declination 18.04°, EoT -3.53 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: -3113-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)