पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 11, 1997 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.60°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra198.93°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.18°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha140.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra148.39°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani356.42°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:46
Yamaganda10:25 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:20
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:29 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:37 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:46 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:29 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862206.27
Julian Day2450671.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8196°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.31°
🪷 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 (23.8196°), declination 15.30°, EoT -4.91 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: 2026-05-14T07:31:24.194Z