पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1952 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1359
Malayalam Era: 1128
Nanakshahi: 483
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra138.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha217.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra275.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani181.58°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:50
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:11
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:33 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:32 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:50 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:32 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:33 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845890.27
Julian Day2434355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1956°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.44°
🪷 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 (23.1956°), declination -22.79°, EoT 6.87 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: 1952-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)