पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 14, 1983 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: 2040 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1905 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1390
Malayalam Era: 1159
Nanakshahi: 514
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.05°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra236.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha150.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati221.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.75°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani187.88°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:26
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:53
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:31 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:04 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:31 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5085
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857126.27
Julian Day2445591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.20°
🪷 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 (23.6253°), declination 3.70°, EoT 5.13 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: 2026-05-14T09:34:17.253Z