पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 1948 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	334.23°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	58.14°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	116.53°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	307.33°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	246.00°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	18.68°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	113.74°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:37 – 15:08
Yamaganda	06:05 – 07:36
Gulika Kāla	09:06 – 10:36
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:05 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:36 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:06 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:36 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:38 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:09 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:07 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:36 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:06 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:36 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844163.27
Julian Day	2432628.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.90°

🪷 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 (23.1295°), declination -1.05°, EoT -8.76 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: 2026-05-14T06:38:15.372Z