पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 2003 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.36°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra118.74°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha223.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra233.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani78.78°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:27
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:10 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:17 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864495.27
Julian Day2452960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.36°
🪷 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 (23.9071°), declination -18.84°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:32.300Z