पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 9, 1928 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.34°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.45°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala38.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha106.59°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra124.96°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani230.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:21
Yamaganda05:28 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:25
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:28 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:00 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:38 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:00 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:46 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837002.27
Julian Day2425467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8556°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.94°
🪷 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 (22.8556°), declination 15.98°, EoT -5.21 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: 1928-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)