पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra114.47°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.88°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha134.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.63°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra89.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani236.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:11 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:24 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:14
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:34 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:28 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:11 – 05:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869521.27
Julian Day2457986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.12°
🪷 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 (24.0994°), declination 12.10°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:21.558Z