पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 27, 1918 CE

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🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.23°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra17.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.65°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha142.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.83°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra108.59°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani117.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:47
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:35
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:11 – 05:35 (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 Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833367.27
Julian Day2421832.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.87°
🪷 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 (22.7166°), declination 10.42°, EoT -1.12 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: 2026-05-14T08:45:16.722Z