पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 12, 1931 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.48°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra90.81°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.48°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha143.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.40°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra109.05°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani265.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:03
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:29 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:46 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:58 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:58 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:46 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838100.27
Julian Day2426565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.32°
🪷 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 (22.8976°), declination 15.32°, EoT -4.74 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: 1931-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)