पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 6, 1897 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.37°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra205.06°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.56°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha132.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra69.34°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani212.86°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:22 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:45
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:27 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:27 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825677.27
Julian Day2414142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4225°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.58°
🪷 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 (22.4225°), declination 16.69°, EoT -5.59 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: 1897-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)