पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 2103 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.29°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra284.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha121.39°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra83.97°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani209.20°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:47
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:32 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900927.27
Julian Day2489392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3005°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.94°
🪷 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 (25.3005°), declination 13.65°, EoT -3.75 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: 2103-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)