पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 30, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.00°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra276.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.77°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha144.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra87.74°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani271.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:44 – 18:19
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:09 – 16:44
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:38 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:13 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:44 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:19 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:09 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:13 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870626.27
Julian Day2459091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.82°
🪷 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 (24.1416°), declination 8.89°, 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: 2026-05-14T10:59:37.252Z