पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 5, 479 BCE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -421
Śaka Saṁvat: -556
Bengali Saṁvat: -1071
Malayalam Era: -1302
Nanakshahi: -1947
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya53.72°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra146.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha62.68°MithunaMṛgaśīrṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra39.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani355.79°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:51 – 18:29
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:12 – 16:51
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:20 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:59 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:38 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:12 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:51 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:29 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:51 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:12 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:38 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:59 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2624
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)958127.27
Julian Day1546592.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-10.7580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.61°
🪷 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 (-10.7580°), declination 15.73°, EoT 3.35 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: -0478-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)