पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 1972 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1379

Malayalam Era: 1148

Nanakshahi: 503

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	128.46°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	311.93°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.28°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	110.57°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	245.59°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	82.97°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	56.10°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:00
Yamaganda	15:12 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla	07:11 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:35 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:11 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:12 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:48 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:24 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:48 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:12 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:11 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1853089.27
Julian Day	2441554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	182.48°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.4709°), declination 10.79°, EoT -1.71 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: 1972-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)