पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 2000 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.63°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra308.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.75°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha113.30°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra137.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani36.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:40
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 12:02
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:32 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:55 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:32 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:55 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863307.27
Julian Day2451772.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8617°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.21°
🪷 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 (23.8617°), declination 13.69°, EoT -3.97 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: 2026-05-14T08:54:19.373Z