पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra161.66°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.53°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha106.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.85°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra164.51°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani350.22°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:55 – 18:33
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:55
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
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) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Udveg05:32 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:09 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:55 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:33 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:55 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:09 – 05:32 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872803.27
Julian Day2461268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2249°
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 (24.2249°), declination 13.78°, EoT -3.97 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: 2026-05-14T06:32:03.302Z