पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 2020 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	136.05°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	0.64°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	125.54°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	264.17°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	77.41°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	272.42°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:38 – 15:15
Yamaganda	05:34 – 07:10
Gulika Kāla	08:47 – 10:24
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:34 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:24 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:01 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:38 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:15 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:52 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:29 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:52 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:15 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:38 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:01 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:24 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:10 – 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	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870616.27
Julian Day	2459081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	10.98°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1413°), declination 12.34°, EoT -3.05 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 for: 2020-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)