पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 28, 1959 CE

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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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.71°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	59.32°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.54°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	113.85°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	211.68°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	137.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	247.77°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:59
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla	07:12 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:36 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:12 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:46 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:12 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848343.27
Julian Day	2436808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	289.16°

🪷 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 (23.2894°), declination 10.04°, EoT -0.81 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: 1959-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)