पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 24, 1986 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra120.30°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha199.79°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati320.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra191.50°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani226.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:43 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla13:06 – 14:27
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:43 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:06 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:09 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:06 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:43 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858293.27
Julian Day2446758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.25°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.6699°), declination -20.45°, EoT 12.55 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: 1986-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)