पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 15, 2018 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	208.50°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	292.21°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	305.05°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	229.06°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	217.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	180.93°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	251.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:48 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:05 – 14:27
Yamaganda	06:16 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla	08:59 – 10:21
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:16 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:37 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:59 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:21 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:49 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:11 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:05 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:43 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:21 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:59 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:37 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869972.27
Julian Day	2458437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.59°

🪷 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 (24.1166°), declination -18.42°, EoT 14.88 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:04.155Z