पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 2, 1902 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.31°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra81.31°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.12°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha97.17°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra77.51°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani272.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla05:25 – 07:04
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:25 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:04 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:04 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:43 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:04 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:04 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827498.27
Julian Day2415963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4922°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.20°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.4922°), declination 18.06°, EoT -5.95 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: 1902-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)