पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 15, 1956 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	89.27°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra	181.30°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	326.43°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	84.14°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	128.06°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	59.76°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	213.54°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 34 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 25 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:09 – 18:51
Yamaganda	12:04 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla	15:27 – 17:09
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:17 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:58 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:40 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:27 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:51 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:09 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:45 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:04 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:40 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:58 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847204.27
Julian Day	2435669.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.03°

🪷 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 (23.2458°), declination 21.56°, EoT -5.58 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: 2026-05-14T09:05:03.095Z