पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 2023 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: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	162.43°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.71°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	146.83°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	111.92°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	310.28°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:52 – 18:29
Yamaganda	12:01 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:15 – 16:52
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:33 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:10 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:15 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:52 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:29 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:52 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:15 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:10 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871711.27
Julian Day	2460176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.18°

🪷 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 (24.1831°), declination 12.58°, EoT -3.05 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: 2026-05-14T09:06:23.709Z