पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 14, 2002 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: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.18°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra240.66°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha169.51°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.09°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra190.67°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani64.44°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla05:43 – 07:15
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:43 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:03 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:15 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864066.27
Julian Day2452531.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.60°
🪷 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 (23.8907°), declination 3.54°, EoT 5.13 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:08.451Z