पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 1997 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra72.82°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.81°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha142.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra200.04°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani354.27°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:20
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:49
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:21 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:21 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:46 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862250.27
Julian Day2450715.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.71°
🪷 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 (23.8213°), declination -0.41°, EoT 8.79 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: 2026-05-14T09:25:00.442Z