पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 1975 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2032 Vibhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1897 Rākṣasa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1382

Malayalam Era: 1151

Nanakshahi: 506

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.98°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	258.30°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	38.74°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	137.05°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.18°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	135.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	93.29°	Karka	Punarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:09 – 08:47
Yamaganda	10:24 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:39 – 15:16
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:32 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:39 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:16 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:54 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:31 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:54 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:16 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:09 – 05:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854177.27
Julian Day	2442642.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	136.17°

🪷 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 (23.5125°), declination 13.36°, EoT -3.53 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: 1975-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)