पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 2008 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: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
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)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra125.92°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha210.65°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra254.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani146.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:06 – 14:27
Yamaganda06:20 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:23
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:20 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:23 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:06 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:23 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866325.27
Julian Day2454790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9771°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.73°
🪷 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 (23.9771°), declination -19.73°, EoT 13.70 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: 2026-05-14T09:28:04.339Z