पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 17, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra104.98°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.24°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha77.56°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra17.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani276.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla05:07 – 06:50
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:07 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:50 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:50 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:50 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849002.27
Julian Day2437467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.87°
🪷 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 (23.3146°), declination 23.36°, EoT -0.61 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: 1961-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)