पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 5, 1966 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: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra136.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha209.01°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.28°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra235.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani330.24°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:30 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:29
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 Amṛta06:30 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:09 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:09 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:09 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:30 (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 + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850999.27
Julian Day2439464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.80°
🪷 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 (23.3910°), declination -22.29°, EoT 8.56 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:46.225Z