पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.30°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra266.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.81°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha190.56°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra185.22°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani0.96°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:41 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 08:48
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:52 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:20 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:41 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:38 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:41 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:20 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873221.27
Julian Day2461686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2409°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.25°
🪷 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 (24.2409°), declination -5.73°, EoT 13.23 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: 2026-05-14T09:12:22.770Z