पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 2018 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	125.77°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	268.04°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	274.39°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	108.11°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	201.81°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	171.31°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	248.48°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:37 – 15:13
Yamaganda	05:34 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla	08:47 – 10:24
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:34 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:24 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:00 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:37 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:13 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:50 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:26 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:50 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:13 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:37 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:24 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:11 – 05:34 (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	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869888.27
Julian Day	2458353.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	140.75°

🪷 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 (24.1134°), declination 11.51°, 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:17.441Z