पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 26, 1969 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	129.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	289.80°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	232.40°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	155.46°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	164.23°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	93.36°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	16.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:11 – 16:47
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:00 – 13:36
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:11 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:47 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:23 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:47 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:11 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:00 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:12 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851994.27
Julian Day	2440459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	162.39°

🪷 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 (23.4290°), declination 10.54°, EoT -1.42 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: 1969-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)