पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 15, 1926 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: 1983 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1848 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1333
Malayalam Era: 1102
Nanakshahi: 457
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.62°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra236.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha145.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra132.38°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani208.97°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:53
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5028
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836308.27
Julian Day2424773.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8291°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.14°
🪷 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 (22.8291°), declination 3.39°, EoT 5.50 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: 1926-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)