पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 10, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra319.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha250.06°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.43°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra205.25°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani223.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:53 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:31
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:34 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:53 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:10 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:53 – 06:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847352.27
Julian Day2435817.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2515°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.85°
🪷 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 (23.2515°), declination -22.89°, EoT 6.43 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: 1956-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)