पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 1904 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1961 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1311
Malayalam Era: 1080
Nanakshahi: 435
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.52°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.53°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha323.78°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra304.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani295.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:37 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:07
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:08 (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 Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828090.27
Julian Day2416555.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.43°
🪷 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 (22.5148°), declination -1.97°, 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: 1904-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)