पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 19, 1996 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	92.85°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	129.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.71°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	101.60°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	257.21°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	52.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	343.56°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:30 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 12:04
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:08
Gulika Kāla	07:00 – 08:41
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:19 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:00 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:41 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:08 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:50 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:08 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:04 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:41 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:00 – 05:19 (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)	1861818.27
Julian Day	2450283.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	40.06°

🪷 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 (23.8048°), declination 20.82°, EoT -5.93 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: 2026-05-14T08:05:54.955Z