पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 29, 1947 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1354
Malayalam Era: 1123
Nanakshahi: 478
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.75°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.44°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha132.40°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.78°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra130.98°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani112.53°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:47
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:36 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:12 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:12 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843961.27
Julian Day2432426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.34°
🪷 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 (23.1218°), declination 9.72°, EoT -0.50 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: 2026-05-14T09:05:40.758Z