पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 1993 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: 2050 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1400
Malayalam Era: 1169
Nanakshahi: 524
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.09°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra225.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.58°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha123.85°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.04°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra93.22°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani302.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:36
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:00
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
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: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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 Labha05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:11 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:48 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:48 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:11 – 05:35 (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 + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860759.27
Julian Day2449224.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7643°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.21°
🪷 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 (23.7643°), declination 10.81°, EoT -1.71 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: 1993-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)