पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 31, 2022 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	133.47°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	176.98°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	41.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	160.17°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	342.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	119.22°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	296.59°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:58 – 13:33
Yamaganda	07:13 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:23 – 11:58
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:58 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:08 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:43 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:18 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:43 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:08 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:58 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:13 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871357.27
Julian Day	2459822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1696°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.91°

🪷 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 (24.1696°), declination 8.70°, EoT 0.15 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: 2026-05-14T06:29:17.431Z