पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 2099 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: 2156 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2021 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1506
Malayalam Era: 1275
Nanakshahi: 630
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.05°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra215.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.47°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha129.45°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra132.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani165.25°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:50 – 18:26
Yamaganda12:00 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:50
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:11 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:00 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:11 – 05:35 (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 + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5201
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899473.27
Julian Day2487938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2449°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.68°
🪷 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 (25.2449°), declination 11.37°, EoT -2.27 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: 2026-05-14T09:26:24.726Z