पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 3157 BCE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3099

Śaka Saṁvat: -3234

Bengali Saṁvat: -3749

Malayalam Era: -3980

Nanakshahi: -4625

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.53°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	163.48°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	49.71°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	202.74°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	152.22°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	167.30°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	59.20°	Vṛṣabha	Mṛgaśīrṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:17 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:03 – 08:42
Yamaganda	10:22 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla	13:41 – 15:20
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:23 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:03 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:42 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:01 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:41 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:20 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:00 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:39 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:00 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:20 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:41 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:01 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:42 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:03 – 05:23 (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	-54
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-19904.73
Julian Day	568560.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-48.1641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	343.94°

🪷 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 (-48.1641°), declination 17.37°, 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: -3156-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)