पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 19, 1980 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: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.63°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra213.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.17°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha115.20°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra77.17°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani152.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:53
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:39
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · 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 Roga05:33 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:53 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:30 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:53 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:10 – 05:33 (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 + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856005.27
Julian Day2444470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.12°
🪷 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 (23.5824°), declination 12.78°, EoT -3.29 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: 2026-05-14T11:01:19.859Z