पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 20, 2002 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1409

Malayalam Era: 1178

Nanakshahi: 533

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	34.99°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	127.91°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.53°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	45.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.27°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	65.48°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	51.87°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:52 – 08:33
Yamaganda	10:14 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:35 – 15:16
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:11 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:35 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:16 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:57 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:38 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:57 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:35 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:33 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:52 – 05:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863949.27
Julian Day	2452414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.05°

🪷 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 (23.8863°), declination 19.91°, EoT 3.60 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: 2026-05-14T08:35:43.231Z