पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 20, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.80°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra141.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.39°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha103.59°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra53.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani343.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:19 – 07:00
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:19 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:49 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861819.27
Julian Day2450284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.47°
🪷 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 20.64°, EoT -5.99 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:45:43.452Z