पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 5, 2008 CE

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🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.03°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra155.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha115.61°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra124.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani134.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 17:02
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:43
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 Roga05:27 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:06 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:45 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:02 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:41 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:02 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:45 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:06 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866218.27
Julian Day2454683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.74°
🪷 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 (23.9730°), declination 16.91°, EoT -5.70 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: 2026-05-14T07:33:11.087Z