पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 19, 1959 CE

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🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.04°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra308.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha105.54°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.80°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra142.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani247.95°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:39
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:01
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

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 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 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 Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848334.27
Julian Day2436799.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.09°
🪷 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 (23.2891°), declination 13.08°, EoT -3.29 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: 1959-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)