पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 21, 1961 CE

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

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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya66.12°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra152.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.56°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha76.29°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra20.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani275.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:42
Yamaganda06:51 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 12:00
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:51 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:51 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:51 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849006.27
Julian Day2437471.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.38°
🪷 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 (23.3148°), declination 23.44°, EoT -1.45 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: 1961-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)