पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 15, 1940 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1347

Malayalam Era: 1116

Nanakshahi: 471

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.03°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	123.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.14°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	23.63°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	7.37°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	73.70°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	14.32°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:35
Yamaganda	06:54 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla	10:14 – 11:54
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:13 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:34 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:15 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:55 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:35 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:55 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:14 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:34 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:54 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841299.27
Julian Day	2429764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0200°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.36°

🪷 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 (23.0200°), declination 18.78°, EoT 3.76 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: 2026-05-14T09:12:23.310Z