पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 13, 1966 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra218.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha306.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra275.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani324.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:26 – 17:50
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:02 – 16:26
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:35 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:59 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:02 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:26 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:50 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:26 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:02 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:59 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850704.27
Julian Day2439169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.58°
🪷 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 (23.3797°), declination -13.56°, EoT -14.60 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 at: 2026-05-14T06:36:09.927Z