पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 11, 1986 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.43°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra178.08°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha95.71°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra159.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani219.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:46
Yamaganda10:25 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:20
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:29 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:37 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:46 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858188.27
Julian Day2446653.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6659°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.13°
🪷 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 (23.6659°), declination 15.40°, EoT -4.91 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: 2026-05-14T06:17:40.995Z