पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 31, 1997 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	133.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	112.60°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	196.74°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	135.02°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	290.54°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra	172.11°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	355.77°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:43 – 18:18
Yamaganda	11:58 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:43
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:38 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:13 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:58 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:08 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:18 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:43 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:08 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:13 – 05:38 (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 Year	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862226.27
Julian Day	2450691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	338.23°

🪷 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 (23.8204°), declination 8.69°, EoT 0.15 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:00.847Z