पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 11, 1998 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra333.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.88°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha119.66°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra93.34°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani9.73°MeṣaAśvinī 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)20:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 29 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 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 16:58
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:41
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:29 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:08 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:46 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:58 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:37 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:58 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:46 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:08 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862571.27
Julian Day2451036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8336°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.41°
🪷 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 (23.8336°), declination 15.38°, 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: 2026-05-14T07:43:33.322Z