पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 31, 1916 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1323

Malayalam Era: 1092

Nanakshahi: 447

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	134.60°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	161.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	182.75°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	160.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	13.28°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	90.40°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शनि Śani	94.02°	Karka	Puṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:08
Yamaganda	05:37 – 07:13
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:23
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 Śubha	05:37 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:23 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:58 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:08 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:43 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:19 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:43 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:08 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:58 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:23 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:13 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1832641.27
Julian Day	2421106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6889°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	27.98°

🪷 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 (22.6889°), declination 8.83°, 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: 1916-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)