पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 3193 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: -3135
Śaka Saṁvat: -3270
Bengali Saṁvat: -3785
Malayalam Era: -4016
Nanakshahi: -4661
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.85°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra69.38°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha164.99°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra226.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani321.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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)22:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:20 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:42
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:23 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-90
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-33053.73
Julian Day555411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.6670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.53°
🪷 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 (-48.6670°), declination 17.42°, 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: -3192-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)