पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 1980 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.24°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra268.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha204.78°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra140.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani159.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:36 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:50
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:02 – 17:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:29 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:02 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856064.27
Julian Day2444529.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.62°
🪷 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 (23.5847°), declination -9.25°, EoT 15.23 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: 1980-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)