पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 3, 2102 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2159 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2024 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1509
Malayalam Era: 1278
Nanakshahi: 633
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra136.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha245.11°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.10°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra239.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani208.65°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:49 – 17:09
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 15:49
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:29 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:49 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:09 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:29 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:09 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:49 – 06:29 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5204
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900670.27
Julian Day2489135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.28°
🪷 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 (25.2907°), declination -22.01°, EoT 9.36 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: 2102-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)