पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 31, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra1.11°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha161.37°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.22°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra99.27°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani15.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:43 – 18:18
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:43
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:37 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:13 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:18 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:43 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:13 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851999.27
Julian Day2440464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.99°
🪷 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 (23.4292°), declination 8.77°, EoT 0.15 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:28.309Z