पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 12, 1998 CE

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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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.32°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	348.06°	Mīna	Revatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.53°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	118.85°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	333.22°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	94.56°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	9.73°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:03 – 13:41
Yamaganda	07:08 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla	10:25 – 12:03
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:30 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:08 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:03 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:19 – 16:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:58 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:36 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:58 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:19 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:25 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:46 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:08 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862572.27
Julian Day	2451037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8336°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	230.87°

🪷 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 15.08°, EoT -4.74 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: 1998-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)