पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 3, 2041 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: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.78°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra254.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.90°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha170.17°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.67°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra142.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani180.01°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:44
Yamaganda05:50 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:17
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 Śubha05:50 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:44 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:42 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:44 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:19 – 05:50 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878330.27
Julian Day2466795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4363°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.23°
🪷 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 (24.4363°), declination -4.05°, EoT 11.79 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: 2026-05-14T06:33:34.520Z