पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 1998 CE

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🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.82°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra161.13°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.92°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha112.24°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.99°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra110.49°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani9.66°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:48
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:36
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:11 – 05:35 (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)1862585.27
Julian Day2451050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8341°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.45°
🪷 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 (23.8341°), declination 10.88°, EoT -1.71 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: 2026-05-14T08:58:39.425Z