पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 2001 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2058 Jaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1923 Vṛṣa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1408

Malayalam Era: 1177

Nanakshahi: 532

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.42°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	62.09°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	235.65°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	127.65°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	72.95°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	81.79°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	49.43°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:40
Yamaganda	07:09 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:25 – 12:02
Varjyam	06:04 – 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: Mṛtyu (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:31 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:25 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:40 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:18 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:56 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:33 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:56 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:18 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:09 – 05:31 (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	5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863671.27
Julian Day	2452136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	306.34°

🪷 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 (23.8756°), declination 14.08°, EoT -4.18 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: 2001-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)