पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 18, 1986 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	91.48°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	223.97°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	261.96°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	100.41°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	329.97°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	133.69°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	219.39°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 32 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 27 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:30 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 12:04
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla	06:59 – 08:41
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:18 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:59 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:41 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:09 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:50 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:09 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:04 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:41 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:59 – 05:18 (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	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858164.27
Julian Day	2446629.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	135.16°

🪷 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 (23.6650°), declination 21.10°, EoT -5.86 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: 1986-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)