पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 8, 1997 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti

Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1404

Malayalam Era: 1173

Nanakshahi: 528

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	201.85°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	293.61°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	245.30°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	216.64°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	289.80°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	248.94°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शनि Śani	350.92°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:15 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:56 – 10:19
Yamaganda	13:05 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla	06:11 – 07:33
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:11 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:33 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:56 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:19 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:42 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:05 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:28 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:51 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:14 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:51 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:42 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:19 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:56 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:33 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862295.27
Julian Day	2450760.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8230°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.20°

🪷 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 (23.8230°), declination -16.53°, EoT 15.99 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: 2026-05-14T07:31:31.131Z