पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 21, 1996 CE

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कल्कि जयन्ती · Kalki JayantīVaishnava

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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	94.76°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	153.63°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	63.07°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	105.55°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	256.97°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	53.76°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	343.56°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 29 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 30 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:49 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla	18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:08 – 18:49
Yamaganda	12:04 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla	15:26 – 17:08
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:20 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:01 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:42 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:23 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:45 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:26 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:08 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:49 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:08 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:26 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:45 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:04 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:23 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:42 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:01 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861820.27
Julian Day	2450285.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	62.85°

🪷 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 20.45°, EoT -6.05 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:45.367Z