पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra146.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.42°KarkaĀśleṣā P3
बुध Budha219.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra216.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani277.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:44
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:44 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:14 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:44 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:13 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:43 – 19:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:13 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:44 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:14 – 05:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12911.73
Julian Day575553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.73°
🪷 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 (-47.8966°), declination -2.11°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-05-14T08:23:16.304Z