पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 31, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra270.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.42°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha159.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra88.89°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani16.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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)15:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:08
Yamaganda05:38 – 07:13
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:23
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:23 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:18 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:23 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:13 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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)1873549.27
Julian Day2462014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2534°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.90°
🪷 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 (24.2534°), declination 8.50°, 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: 2026-05-14T10:59:57.792Z