पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 27, 2018 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	129.63°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	315.53°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	274.24°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	111.09°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	202.31°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	174.91°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	248.40°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:12 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:23 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla	13:35 – 15:11
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:36 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:59 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:35 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:11 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:47 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:22 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:47 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:11 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:35 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:12 – 05:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869892.27
Julian Day	2458357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	186.95°

🪷 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 (24.1136°), declination 10.13°, EoT -1.12 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: 2026-05-14T05:20:32.066Z