पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 1998 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	336.40°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	243.09°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	348.82°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	354.82°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	316.82°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	290.06°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	356.58°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:04 – 10:35
Yamaganda	13:37 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla	06:02 – 07:33
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:02 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:33 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:04 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:35 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:06 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:08 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:39 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:10 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:39 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:37 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:06 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:35 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:04 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:33 – 06:02 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862428.27
Julian Day	2450893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8281°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.33°

🪷 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 (23.8281°), declination 0.09°, EoT -7.84 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: 2026-05-14T09:06:03.036Z