पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 1991 CE

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🪷 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: 2048 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1398
Malayalam Era: 1167
Nanakshahi: 522
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.08°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra155.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha131.26°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.55°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra131.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani278.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:57
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:41
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:30 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:08 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:46 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:46 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:08 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860016.27
Julian Day2448481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7358°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.31°
🪷 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 (23.7358°), declination 14.87°, EoT -4.56 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: 1991-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)