पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 2104 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: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.74°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra162.92°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.95°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha106.92°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra151.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani220.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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)08:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 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 Kāla16:49 – 18:25
Yamaganda12:00 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:49
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 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: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Udveg05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:11 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:00 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:49 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:25 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:49 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:11 – 05:35 (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 Year5206
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901300.27
Julian Day2489765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.51°
🪷 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 (25.3148°), declination 11.10°, 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: 2104-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)