पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 1980 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1387

Malayalam Era: 1156

Nanakshahi: 511

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	126.48°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	265.15°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	182.72°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	123.25°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.54°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	80.90°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	152.59°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:37 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla	05:35 – 07:11
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
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 Kāla	05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:00 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:37 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:13 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:50 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:26 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:50 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:13 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:37 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:47 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:11 – 05:35 (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	5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856009.27
Julian Day	2444474.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5826°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	139.53°

🪷 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 (23.5826°), declination 11.45°, EoT -2.27 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: 2026-05-14T09:50:14.887Z