पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 12, 2072 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2129 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1994 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1479
Malayalam Era: 1248
Nanakshahi: 603
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.46°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra242.14°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.53°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha317.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.35°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra308.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani197.71°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla06:11 – 07:40
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:11 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5173
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889448.27
Julian Day2477913.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8615°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.93°
🪷 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 (24.8615°), declination -3.05°, EoT -10.49 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: 2026-05-14T09:05:56.019Z