पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 19, 2002 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1409

Malayalam Era: 1178

Nanakshahi: 533

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.02°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	256.82°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	119.38°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	145.91°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	99.80°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	167.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	62.66°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:10 – 08:47
Yamaganda	10:24 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla	13:39 – 15:16
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:33 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:01 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:39 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:16 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:53 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:30 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:53 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:16 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:39 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:10 – 05:33 (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)	1864040.27
Julian Day	2452505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	134.03°

🪷 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 (23.8897°), declination 12.88°, EoT -3.29 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: 2002-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)