पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 1979 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1386

Malayalam Era: 1155

Nanakshahi: 510

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.95°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	69.39°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	72.95°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	102.73°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.24°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	119.21°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	140.56°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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)	01:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 49 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	14:11 – 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	08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:39 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla	05:32 – 07:09
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855638.27
Julian Day	2444103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5684°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	306.20°

🪷 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 (23.5684°), declination 13.35°, 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: 1979-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)