पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 1996 CE

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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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.69°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	126.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	79.72°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	145.23°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.68°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	73.00°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	342.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:40 – 15:18
Yamaganda	05:31 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla	08:47 – 10:25
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

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 Śubha	05:31 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:47 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:25 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:40 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:18 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:55 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:33 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:55 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:18 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:25 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:09 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861845.27
Julian Day	2450310.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	9.13°

🪷 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 (23.8058°), declination 14.01°, EoT -4.18 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: 2026-05-14T09:04:21.482Z