पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 1997 CE

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🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.37°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra280.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.86°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha142.56°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra155.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani356.29°MīnaRevatī 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)17:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:54
Varjyam06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:32 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:09 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:39 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:39 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:09 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862212.27
Julian Day2450677.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8198°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.28°
🪷 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 (23.8198°), declination 13.46°, EoT -3.75 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:01.377Z