पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: शरद पूर्णिमा — Śarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā
Krishna's Mahā-rāsa with the gopīs at Vṛndāvana. Lakṣmī wakes ("ko jāgartti?")

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra336.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha160.75°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.79°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra194.50°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani248.60°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:21
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:20
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:47 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:21 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:51 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:21 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869921.27
Julian Day2458386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)178.98°
🪷 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 (24.1147°), declination -0.77°, EoT 9.15 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: 2026-05-14T08:17:45.037Z