पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 19, 3124 BCE

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

Also observed today

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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.00°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra215.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.40°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha201.71°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.86°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra140.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani109.37°KarkaĀśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla05:23 – 07:02
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:23 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:40 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-21
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-7852.73
Julian Day580612.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.97°
🪷 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 17.66°, EoT -3.29 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 at: 2026-05-14T06:31:47.566Z