पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 4, 1998 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: 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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra285.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.31°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha120.11°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati330.80°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra122.81°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani9.41°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:48
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:13 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862595.27
Julian Day2451060.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8345°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.93°
🪷 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 (23.8345°), declination 7.32°, EoT 1.50 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: 2026-05-14T09:28:15.300Z