पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	194.78°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	1.63°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	133.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.90°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	81.48°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	272.20°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:11 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:24 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla	13:36 – 15:13
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:11 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:00 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:36 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:13 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:49 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:25 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:49 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:13 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:11 – 05:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870620.27
Julian Day	2459085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1414°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	64.83°

🪷 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 (24.1414°), declination 10.99°, EoT -1.99 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: 2020-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)