पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 1923 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: 1980 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1845 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1330
Malayalam Era: 1099
Nanakshahi: 454
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.37°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra166.52°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.10°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha142.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.99°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra113.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani173.63°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
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 – 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: 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 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 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:55 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:55 – 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 Time

Kali Year5025
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1835182.27
Julian Day2423647.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7860°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.55°
🪷 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 (22.7860°), declination 14.12°, EoT -3.97 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: 1923-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)