पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 1920 CE

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🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1977 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1842 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1327
Malayalam Era: 1096
Nanakshahi: 451
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.07°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra159.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.92°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha103.66°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.56°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra134.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani139.84°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:54
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:39
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:54 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:32 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:54 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:32 (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 Year5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834088.27
Julian Day2422553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.28°
🪷 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 (22.7442°), declination 13.58°, EoT -3.75 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: 1920-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)