पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 13, 2006 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: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra151.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.76°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha223.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra248.24°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani120.92°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:12
Yamaganda07:55 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 11:53
Varjyam07:02 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:55 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:10 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:55 – 06:36 (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 + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865617.27
Julian Day2454082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9501°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.47°
🪷 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 (23.9501°), declination -23.12°, EoT 5.09 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: 2026-05-14T06:31:45.725Z