पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 3209 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: -3151
Śaka Saṁvat: -3286
Bengali Saṁvat: -3801
Malayalam Era: -4032
Nanakshahi: -4677
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.00°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra83.36°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha203.93°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.18°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra225.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani151.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:21
Yamaganda05:22 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:22
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:22 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:02 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:01 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:41 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:01 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:02 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-38899.73
Julian Day549565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.8906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.36°
🪷 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 (-48.8906°), declination 17.98°, EoT -3.53 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: 2026-05-14T08:02:50.848Z