पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 1959 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: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra120.92°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.74°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha220.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati227.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra171.03°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani252.27°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:24 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:06 – 14:27
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:21 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:06 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:09 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:06 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:21 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848430.27
Julian Day2436895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.11°
🪷 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 (23.2927°), declination -20.15°, EoT 12.85 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: 1959-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)