पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 1934 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1991 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1856 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1341
Malayalam Era: 1110
Nanakshahi: 465
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.21°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra311.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.42°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha127.88°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.42°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra106.98°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani301.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:11
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:11 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5036
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1839209.27
Julian Day2427674.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.87°
🪷 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 (22.9401°), declination 11.07°, EoT -1.71 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: 2026-05-14T06:30:45.448Z