पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 2020 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	150.80°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	0.90°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	127.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	264.09°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	78.42°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	272.36°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:01
Yamaganda	15:14 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla	07:11 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:34 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:01 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:14 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:51 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:28 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:51 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:14 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:11 – 05:34 (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 Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870617.27
Julian Day	2459082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	24.30°

🪷 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 12.01°, EoT -2.80 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: 2020-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)