पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 1966 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: 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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.47°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra69.16°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.96°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha98.84°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.77°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra94.08°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani336.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:46 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla05:30 – 07:08
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:30 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:08 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:46 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:35 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:46 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:08 – 05:30 (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 Year5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850885.27
Julian Day2439350.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.56°
🪷 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 14.86°, EoT -4.56 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: 2026-05-14T10:49:11.910Z