पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 1959 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.19°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	252.53°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	143.26°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	104.96°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	210.48°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	143.05°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	248.07°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:46 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:40 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla	05:31 – 07:09
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:31 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:09 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:46 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:02 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:40 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:18 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:56 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:34 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:56 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:18 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:02 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:46 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:09 – 05:31 (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	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848330.27
Julian Day	2436795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2889°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	135.80°

🪷 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 (23.2889°), declination 14.34°, EoT -4.18 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 for: 1959-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)