पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 1968 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.86°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	17.24°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.02°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	127.03°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.12°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	134.60°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	2.66°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:40 – 15:18
Yamaganda	05:31 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla	08:47 – 10:25
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:31 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:47 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:25 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:40 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:18 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:56 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:33 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:56 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:18 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:25 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:09 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851618.27
Julian Day	2440083.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	258.94°

🪷 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 (23.4147°), declination 14.09°, EoT -4.18 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: 1968-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)