पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 29, 2082 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: 2139 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2004 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1489
Malayalam Era: 1258
Nanakshahi: 613
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.35°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra251.54°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha143.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.15°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra172.86°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani308.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:17
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 13:17
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:49 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:48 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:46 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:48 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:18 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5184
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1893301.27
Julian Day2481766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0089°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.09°
🪷 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 (25.0089°), declination -2.52°, EoT 10.52 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: 2026-05-14T09:58:41.940Z