पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.23°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	248.56°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	258.05°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	101.41°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	328.17°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	165.08°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	219.12°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:40 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla	05:31 – 07:09
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:31 – 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 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:40 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:17 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:55 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:33 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:55 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:17 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:40 – 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 – 05:31 (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	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858193.27
Julian Day	2446658.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	131.47°

🪷 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 (23.6661°), declination 13.88°, EoT -3.97 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: 1986-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)