पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 16, 1994 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit

Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1401

Malayalam Era: 1170

Nanakshahi: 525

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	89.52°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra	179.46°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.85°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	69.19°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	191.36°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शुक्र Śukra	131.68°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	318.15°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 33 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 26 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:40 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:45 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla	05:17 – 06:59
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:17 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:59 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:40 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:04 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:27 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:51 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:09 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:40 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:59 – 05:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861084.27
Julian Day	2449549.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.01°

🪷 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 (23.7767°), declination 21.43°, EoT -5.68 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:04:05.212Z