पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 29, 2022 CE

Universal ?format=json (AI agents)

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	131.54°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	151.17°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	40.40°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	158.48°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	342.98°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	116.75°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	296.74°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:12 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:23 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:09
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:37 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:45 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:20 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:12 – 05:37 (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	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871355.27
Julian Day	2459820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	20.34°

🪷 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 (24.1695°), declination 9.42°, EoT -0.50 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: 2022-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)