पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 1949 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1356

Malayalam Era: 1125

Nanakshahi: 480

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.54°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	69.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.96°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	145.24°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	271.71°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	156.97°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	134.98°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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)	01:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 46 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	08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:38 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla	05:33 – 07:10
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844683.27
Julian Day	2433148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1494°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	307.42°

🪷 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 (23.1494°), declination 12.62°, 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: 2026-05-14T08:23:16.213Z