पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 18, 2018 CE

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🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.29°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra158.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha116.57°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.20°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra134.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani250.17°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:45
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:04
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Labha05:18 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:41 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:27 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:50 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:27 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:41 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869852.27
Julian Day2458317.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.91°
🪷 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 (24.1120°), declination 21.06°, EoT -5.86 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: 2018-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)