पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 29, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.54°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra250.34°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.56°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha187.45°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra189.90°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani0.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:17 – 17:47
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:17
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:48 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:17 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:47 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:17 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:48 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851663.27
Julian Day2440128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.18°
🪷 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 (23.4164°), declination -2.37°, EoT 10.52 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: 2026-05-14T10:52:02.863Z