पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 1945 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2002 Vilambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1867 Pārthiva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1352

Malayalam Era: 1121

Nanakshahi: 476

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.56°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	259.45°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	56.03°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	125.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	156.90°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	85.41°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	87.06°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:10 – 08:47
Yamaganda	10:24 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla	13:38 – 15:15
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:33 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:38 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:15 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:52 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:29 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:52 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:15 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:38 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:10 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5047
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843222.27
Julian Day	2431687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	136.41°

🪷 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 (23.0935°), declination 12.63°, EoT -3.05 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: 2026-05-14T09:33:09.508Z