पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 30, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra226.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha132.99°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.34°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra152.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani259.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:44
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:34
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:37 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:44 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:19 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:37 (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 + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848711.27
Julian Day2437176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.39°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.3035°), declination 9.06°, EoT -0.18 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: 1960-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)