पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 30, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	133.15°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	331.06°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.42°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	158.64°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.11°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	87.65°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शनि Śani	342.14°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:58
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla	07:13 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:37 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:58 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:44 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:19 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:13 – 05:37 (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)	1861860.27
Julian Day	2450325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8064°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	197.92°

🪷 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 (23.8064°), declination 8.96°, EoT -0.18 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: 2026-05-14T10:46:50.873Z