पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 17, 2002 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.43°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra178.39°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.29°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha85.61°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati92.53°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra132.98°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani59.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:45
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:04
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:17 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:41 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:27 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:09 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:50 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:09 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:27 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:41 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864007.27
Julian Day2452472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8885°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.69°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8885°), declination 21.25°, EoT -5.77 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: 2002-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)