पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 9, 1948 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.42°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra297.28°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha186.10°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.92°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra166.92°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani132.04°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:28 – 15:51
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:05
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:11 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:34 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:28 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:13 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:34 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844399.27
Julian Day2432864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1386°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.09°
🪷 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 (23.1386°), declination -16.78°, EoT 15.87 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: 1948-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)