पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 1946 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1353

Malayalam Era: 1122

Nanakshahi: 477

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	126.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	75.78°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.13°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	108.71°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	181.97°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	172.40°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	99.71°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:00
Yamaganda	15:14 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla	07:11 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:34 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:00 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:14 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:50 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:27 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:50 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:14 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:11 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843590.27
Julian Day	2432055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1076°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	311.17°

🪷 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 (23.1076°), declination 11.71°, EoT -2.27 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: 1946-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)