पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 3150 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: -3092
Śaka Saṁvat: -3227
Bengali Saṁvat: -3742
Malayalam Era: -3973
Nanakshahi: -4618
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.73°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra2.46°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha204.39°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.08°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra220.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani152.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 17 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 Kāla15:20 – 17:00
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:41
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:23 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:02 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:02 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-47
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-17348.73
Julian Day571116.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.74°
🪷 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 (-48.0663°), declination 17.56°, EoT -3.05 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: -3149-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)