पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 2008 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: 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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra252.63°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha130.54°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra134.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani134.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 12:03
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:31 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:31 (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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866226.27
Julian Day2454691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.89°
🪷 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 (23.9734°), declination 14.60°, EoT -4.56 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: 2026-05-14T07:32:58.412Z