पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 11, 2018 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.24°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra108.90°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha110.59°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.56°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra159.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani248.86°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:46 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:29 – 07:08
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Kāla05:29 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:08 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:37 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:46 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:08 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869876.27
Julian Day2458341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.37°
🪷 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 (24.1130°), declination 15.33°, EoT -4.91 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: 2026-05-14T07:30:08.561Z