पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 12, 2002 CE

Universal ?format=json (AI agents)

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.29°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	160.08°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	114.91°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	135.41°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	98.29°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	160.91°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	62.02°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:08 – 08:46
Yamaganda	10:25 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla	13:41 – 15:19
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:30 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:08 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:03 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:41 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:19 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:58 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:36 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:58 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:19 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:46 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:08 – 05:30 (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 Time

Kali Year	5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864033.27
Julian Day	2452498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.11°

🪷 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 (23.8895°), declination 15.07°, EoT -4.74 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: 2002-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)