पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 19, 3227 BCE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3169
Śaka Saṁvat: -3304
Bengali Saṁvat: -3819
Malayalam Era: -4050
Nanakshahi: -4695
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.65°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra219.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.70°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha171.84°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.07°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra198.07°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani267.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:01
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:40 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-45473.73
Julian Day542991.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.1420°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.50°
🪷 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 (-49.1420°), declination 17.87°, EoT -3.29 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: 2026-05-14T08:26:23.710Z