पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.91°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra37.96°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha104.02°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.24°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra134.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani259.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:09 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:24 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:18
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:31 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:18 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:18 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:09 – 05:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848696.27
Julian Day2437161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.23°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.3029°), declination 14.11°, 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: 1960-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)