पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 1991 CE

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🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2048 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1398
Malayalam Era: 1167
Nanakshahi: 522
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.66°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra291.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.12°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha122.90°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.95°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra124.79°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani277.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:11
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:11 – 05:35 (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 Year5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860027.27
Julian Day2448492.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7363°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.44°
🪷 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 (23.7363°), declination 11.33°, EoT -1.99 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: 1991-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)