पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 24, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	39.35°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	112.31°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	22.07°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	26.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.37°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	64.32°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	341.09°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:13 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:17 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla	06:51 – 08:32
Varjyam	05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:09 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:32 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:13 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:17 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:59 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:40 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:59 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:17 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:13 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:32 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:51 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861762.27
Julian Day	2450227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8026°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	75.86°

🪷 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 (23.8026°), declination 20.79°, EoT 3.31 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: 2026-05-14T09:13:36.122Z