पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 8, 444 BCE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -386

Śaka Saṁvat: -521

Bengali Saṁvat: -1036

Malayalam Era: -1267

Nanakshahi: -1912

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	56.51°	Vṛṣabha	Mṛgaśīrṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	152.24°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.07°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	32.02°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	38.66°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	27.85°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	65.24°	Mithuna	Mṛgaśīrṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:15 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:13 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla	06:57 – 08:36
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:18 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:57 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:36 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:15 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:13 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:52 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:31 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:52 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:13 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:15 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:36 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:57 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	2659
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	970914.27
Julian Day	1559379.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-10.2690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.72°

🪷 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 (-10.2690°), declination 16.69°, EoT 3.58 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: 2026-05-14T08:42:53.304Z