पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 2018 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.00°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	194.74°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	275.00°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	107.41°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	201.15°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	165.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	248.65°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:02
Yamaganda	15:17 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla	07:09 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:32 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:17 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:54 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:32 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:54 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:17 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:39 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:09 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869882.27
Julian Day	2458347.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1132°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	72.59°

🪷 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 (24.1132°), declination 13.48°, EoT -3.75 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:40.496Z