पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 10, 1948 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: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra231.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.86°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha167.00°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra99.02°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani126.00°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:48
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:41 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844339.27
Julian Day2432804.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1363°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.35°
🪷 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 (23.1363°), declination 5.04°, EoT 3.65 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: 1948-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)