पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 6, 2095 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: 2152 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 2017 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1502
Malayalam Era: 1271
Nanakshahi: 626
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.91°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra250.62°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.67°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha151.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra120.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani124.96°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:42
Yamaganda05:52 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:17
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 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 Śubha05:52 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:39 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:20 – 05:52 (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 Year5197
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898056.27
Julian Day2486521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.00°
🪷 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 (25.1907°), declination -5.17°, EoT 12.68 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: 2026-05-14T08:17:57.636Z