पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 8, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.89°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra55.21°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha128.47°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati160.88°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra72.46°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani15.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:21 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:46
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851976.27
Julian Day2440441.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4283°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.13°
🪷 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 (23.4283°), declination 16.24°, EoT -5.35 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: 1969-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)