पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 30, 1955 CE

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🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.67°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra273.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.07°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha153.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra132.69°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani203.00°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:44
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:34
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:37 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:44 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846884.27
Julian Day2435349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2336°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.56°
🪷 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 (23.2336°), declination 9.35°, EoT -0.18 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: 2026-05-14T08:43:04.199Z