पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 3124 BCE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3066
Śaka Saṁvat: -3201
Bengali Saṁvat: -3716
Malayalam Era: -3947
Nanakshahi: -4592
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.02°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra189.36°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.04°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha198.86°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.73°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra139.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani109.22°KarkaĀśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:22
Yamaganda05:22 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:22
Varjyam05:55 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:22 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:02 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:42 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:02 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-21
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-7854.73
Julian Day580610.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.35°
🪷 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 (-47.7032°), declination 18.18°, EoT -3.75 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: -3123-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)