पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 2038 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.73°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra12.69°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha104.82°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.50°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra107.80°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani141.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla05:34 – 07:11
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:34 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:51 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:28 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:51 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:11 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877191.27
Julian Day2465656.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.67°
🪷 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 (24.3927°), declination 12.13°, EoT -2.80 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: 2038-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)