पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 2020 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.55°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	66.67°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	359.14°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	115.52°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	264.57°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	72.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	272.72°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:47 – 10:25
Yamaganda	13:40 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla	05:31 – 07:09
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:31 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:47 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:25 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:02 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:40 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:18 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:55 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:33 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:55 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:18 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:02 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:25 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:47 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:09 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870611.27
Julian Day	2459076.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1411°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	309.05°

🪷 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 (24.1411°), declination 13.95°, EoT -4.18 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: 2026-05-14T09:56:29.989Z