पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 16, 1982 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2039 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1904 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1389
Malayalam Era: 1158
Nanakshahi: 513
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra215.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.59°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha279.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.06°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra270.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani178.16°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:27
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:38
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga06:33 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:58 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:27 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:52 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:27 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:58 – 06:33 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856551.27
Julian Day2445016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.27°
🪷 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 (23.6033°), declination -12.50°, EoT -14.54 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: 1982-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)