पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 23, 1909 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1966 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1831 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1316
Malayalam Era: 1085
Nanakshahi: 440
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.95°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra160.15°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha84.55°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra121.10°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani1.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:26 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:42
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Chala05:20 – 07:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:01 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:07 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:07 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:01 – 05:20 (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 Time

Kali Year5011
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1830045.27
Julian Day2418510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5896°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.07°
🪷 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 (22.5896°), declination 20.25°, EoT -6.13 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: 2026-05-14T09:00:34.491Z