पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 1976 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1383

Malayalam Era: 1152

Nanakshahi: 507

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.47°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	108.82°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.67°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	154.99°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	36.45°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra	146.12°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	106.26°	Karka	Puṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:13 – 16:49
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:00 – 13:36
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:11 – 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 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:13 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:25 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:13 – 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 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:11 – 05:35 (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	5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854549.27
Julian Day	2443014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	340.69°

🪷 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 (23.5268°), declination 11.12°, EoT -1.99 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: 1976-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)