पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 2013 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	259.18°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.32°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	113.92°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	76.86°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	157.42°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	191.85°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:53 – 18:31
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla	15:16 – 16:53
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Udveg	05:33 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:10 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:39 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:16 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:53 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:31 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:53 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:16 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:39 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:10 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868057.27
Julian Day	2456522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	140.42°

🪷 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 (24.0434°), declination 13.09°, EoT -3.53 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:10.321Z