पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 31, 2018 CE

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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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	133.50°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	5.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	274.32°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	115.88°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	202.83°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	178.37°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	248.35°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:58
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla	07:13 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:38 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:58 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:43 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:18 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:43 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:13 – 05:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869896.27
Julian Day	2458361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1137°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	234.79°

🪷 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 (24.1137°), declination 8.71°, EoT 0.15 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:39.403Z