पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 28, 1993 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1400

Malayalam Era: 1169

Nanakshahi: 524

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.99°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	264.86°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	129.79°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.60°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	96.77°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शनि Śani	302.52°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:23
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla	05:36 – 07:12
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:59 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:46 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:21 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:10 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:59 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:12 – 05:36 (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	5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860762.27
Julian Day	2449227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7644°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	132.63°

🪷 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 (23.7644°), declination 9.77°, EoT -0.81 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: 1993-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)