पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 21, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.25°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra275.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha166.16°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra136.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani218.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:08
Yamaganda07:25 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:42
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:59 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:25 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:00 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:26 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:00 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:25 – 05:59 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868851.27
Julian Day2457316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0737°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.92°
🪷 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 (24.0737°), declination -10.52°, EoT 15.83 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: 2026-05-14T08:43:01.245Z