पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 1948 CE

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🪷 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: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.86°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.89°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha128.88°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra77.77°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani123.10°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:39
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:02
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Labha05:32 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:10 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:31 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:10 – 05:32 (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 Time

Kali Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844316.27
Julian Day2432781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.25°
🪷 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 (23.1354°), declination 13.19°, EoT -3.53 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: 2026-05-14T09:47:18.018Z