पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 31, 1897 CE

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🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra173.17°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.48°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha163.72°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra97.54°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani213.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:43
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:33
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:38 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825702.27
Julian Day2414167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.44°
🪷 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 (22.4235°), declination 8.62°, EoT 0.15 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: 1897-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)