पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 6, 1981 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: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra224.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.17°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha161.25°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.40°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra178.55°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani165.31°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 18:12
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla15:04 – 16:38
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 Udveg05:40 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:14 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:04 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:12 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:04 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:14 – 05:40 (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 + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856388.27
Julian Day2444853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.32°
🪷 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 (23.5971°), declination 6.54°, EoT 2.20 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: 2026-05-14T07:41:29.440Z