पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 1918 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: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.68°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra209.48°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.08°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha144.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati74.63°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra93.99°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani116.20°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:18
Yamaganda05:31 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:24
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 Śubha05:31 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:09 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:46 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:18 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:56 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:34 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:56 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:18 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:46 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:09 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 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 Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833355.27
Julian Day2421820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.65°
🪷 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 (22.7162°), declination 14.37°, EoT -4.18 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: 2026-05-14T06:33:45.594Z