पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 3222 BCE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3164

Śaka Saṁvat: -3299

Bengali Saṁvat: -3814

Malayalam Era: -4045

Nanakshahi: -4690

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.38°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	125.77°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	165.99°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	201.49°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	326.81°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	211.82°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	328.09°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:42 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:42 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla	05:21 – 07:01
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:21 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:01 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:02 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:42 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:22 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:03 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:43 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:03 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:22 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:42 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:02 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:42 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:01 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-43650.73
Julian Day	544814.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-49.0723°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	310.39°

🪷 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 (-49.0723°), declination 18.69°, EoT -3.97 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: 2026-05-14T08:02:35.342Z