पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 31, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.27°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra274.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.46°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha130.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra59.81°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani85.68°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla05:24 – 07:04
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:24 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:04 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:04 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:44 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:04 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:04 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864752.27
Julian Day2453217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)171.47°
🪷 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 (23.9170°), declination 18.22°, EoT -6.07 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: 2026-05-14T07:41:02.687Z