पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 12, 2016 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	86.05°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra	176.03°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	209.81°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	91.60°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.97°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	95.48°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	226.32°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 35 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 24 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:27 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:27 – 17:09
Yamaganda	08:39 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	12:03 – 13:45
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:15 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:57 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:39 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:03 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:27 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:51 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:09 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:03 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:39 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:57 – 05:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869116.27
Julian Day	2457581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0839°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.09°

🪷 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 (24.0839°), declination 21.93°, EoT -5.24 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: 2026-05-14T08:35:58.366Z