पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 1961 CE

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🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.36°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra262.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.05°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha135.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati276.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra89.52°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani271.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:00
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:34 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:26 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:11 – 05:34 (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 Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849069.27
Julian Day2437534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.74°
🪷 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 (23.3172°), declination 11.58°, EoT -2.27 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: 1961-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)