पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 12, 1966 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.51°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	55.47°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	88.31°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	98.31°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	88.56°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	92.86°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शनि Śani	336.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:25 – 12:03
Yamaganda	15:19 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla	07:08 – 08:46
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

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: Grīṣma (Summer)

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	05:30 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:08 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:19 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:58 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:36 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:58 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:19 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:46 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:08 – 05:30 (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	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850884.27
Julian Day	2439349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	302.45°

🪷 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 (23.3866°), declination 15.16°, EoT -4.74 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:24:42.520Z