पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 2011 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.80°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra336.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.82°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha119.68°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra119.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani169.42°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:39
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:02
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:32 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:32 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867325.27
Julian Day2455790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0154°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.82°
🪷 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 (24.0154°), declination 13.58°, EoT -3.75 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: 2026-05-14T08:55:16.300Z