पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 3174 BCE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3116

Śaka Saṁvat: -3251 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: -3766

Malayalam Era: -3997

Nanakshahi: -4642

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	178.93°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	64.42°	Mithuna	Mṛgaśīrṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	8.46°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	165.12°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	348.70°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शुक्र Śukra	219.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	209.10°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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)	22:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:00 – 18:40
Yamaganda	12:01 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla	15:20 – 17:00
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:23 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:02 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:42 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:01 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:41 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:20 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:00 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:40 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:00 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:20 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:41 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:01 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:42 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:02 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-71
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-26114.73
Julian Day	562350.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-48.4016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	245.49°

🪷 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 (-48.4016°), declination 17.60°, 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: -3173-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)