पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 4, 1958 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: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra137.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha241.91°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.68°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra234.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani243.37°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:29
Yamaganda06:29 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:29
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Śubha06:29 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:09 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:09 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 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 Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848076.27
Julian Day2436541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.64°
🪷 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 (23.2792°), declination -22.14°, EoT 8.96 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: 1958-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)