पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 2017 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	126.99°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	155.82°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	117.79°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	132.10°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	176.15°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	93.10°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शनि Śani	236.93°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:36 – 15:13
Yamaganda	05:35 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:24
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:11 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:24 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:36 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:13 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:49 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:25 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:49 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:13 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:24 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:11 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869524.27
Julian Day	2457989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	30.28°

🪷 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 (24.0995°), declination 11.09°, EoT -1.99 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: 2017-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)