पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 2045 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2102 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1967 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1452
Malayalam Era: 1221
Nanakshahi: 576
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.96°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra219.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.87°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha104.88°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati314.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra161.02°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani219.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:52 – 18:29
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:15 – 16:52
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:34 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:10 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:15 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:52 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:29 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:52 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:15 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:10 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5147
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879747.27
Julian Day2468212.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.63°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.4905°), declination 12.35°, EoT -3.05 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 for: 2045-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)