पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 30, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra126.53°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.11°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha127.06°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra136.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani260.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:58
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:48
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:37 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:12 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870260.27
Julian Day2458725.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.27°
🪷 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 (24.1276°), declination 9.16°, EoT -0.18 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: 2026-05-14T10:46:14.631Z