पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 2, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra13.27°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.33°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha159.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra90.75°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani341.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:32 – 15:07
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:39 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:32 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:32 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861863.27
Julian Day2450328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.97°
🪷 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 (23.8065°), declination 7.87°, EoT 0.81 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 for: 1996-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)