पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 2028 CE

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🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.16°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra177.82°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha150.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra81.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani17.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:13
Yamaganda05:35 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:24
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Śubha05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:11 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:11 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873542.27
Julian Day2462007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.79°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2532°), declination 10.97°, EoT -1.99 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: 2028-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)