पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.65°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	138.63°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.38°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	146.44°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.62°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	73.92°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	342.90°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:02
Yamaganda	15:17 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla	07:09 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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):
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 Chala	05:32 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:40 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:17 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:55 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:32 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:55 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:17 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:09 – 05:32 (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)	1861846.27
Julian Day	2450311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	20.84°

🪷 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 13.70°, EoT -3.97 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: 2026-05-14T10:47:12.785Z