पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 14, 1896 CE

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कल्कि जयन्ती · Kalki JayantīVaishnava

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.29°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	185.03°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	37.74°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	133.75°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	118.65°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	130.55°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	201.75°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:25 – 12:02
Yamaganda	15:18 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla	07:09 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:31 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:25 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:40 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:18 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:56 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:34 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:56 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:18 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:25 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:09 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825320.27
Julian Day	2413785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4089°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	63.39°

🪷 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 (22.4089°), declination 14.27°, EoT -4.37 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: 1896-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)