पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 1907 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1964 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1829 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1314
Malayalam Era: 1083
Nanakshahi: 438
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra212.55°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala256.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha103.63°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.25°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra113.85°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani335.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:31
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 Kāla08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla05:31 – 07:09
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:31 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5009
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829339.27
Julian Day2417804.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.06°
🪷 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 (22.5626°), declination 13.85°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:04:19.929Z