पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 1988 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.66°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	169.69°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	347.22°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	134.27°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	40.63°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	75.10°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	242.10°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 35 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	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:39
Yamaganda	07:10 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:24 – 12:02
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:32 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:10 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:17 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:54 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:32 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:54 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:17 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:39 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:10 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858925.27
Julian Day	2447390.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6941°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	53.10°

🪷 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 (23.6941°), declination 13.40°, EoT -3.75 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: 1988-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)