पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.02°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra142.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.15°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha132.96°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.98°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra91.92°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani236.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:00
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:11 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:26 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:11 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869523.27
Julian Day2457988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.90°
🪷 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 (24.0995°), declination 11.43°, EoT -2.27 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: 2026-05-14T08:54:48.966Z