पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 5, 1909 CE

🪷 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: 1966 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1831 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1316
Malayalam Era: 1085
Nanakshahi: 440
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra143.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha231.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.72°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra278.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani355.13°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:49 – 17:09
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 15:49
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg06:30 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:10 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:30 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:09 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:29 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:09 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:30 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:10 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:30 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5011
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1830180.27
Julian Day2418645.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.65°
🪷 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 (22.5947°), declination -22.26°, EoT 8.56 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: 1909-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)