पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 3, 2098 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: 2155 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1505
Malayalam Era: 1274
Nanakshahi: 629
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra231.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha134.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.16°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra169.80°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani155.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:31
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:57
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:39 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:14 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:14 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5200
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899119.27
Julian Day2487584.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2314°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.94°
🪷 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 (25.2314°), declination 7.38°, EoT 1.15 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: 2098-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)