पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 2016 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.57°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	256.84°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	220.99°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	145.69°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	150.07°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	137.25°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	225.50°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:09 – 08:47
Yamaganda	10:25 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:40 – 15:18
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 Amṛta	05:31 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:47 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:25 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:40 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:18 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:55 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:33 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:55 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:18 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:25 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:09 – 05:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869150.27
Julian Day	2457615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0852°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	138.24°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0852°), declination 13.96°, EoT -4.18 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 for: 2016-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)