पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1908 CE

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🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1965 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1830 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1315
Malayalam Era: 1084
Nanakshahi: 439
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.52°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra6.34°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha312.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra3.70°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani336.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:14
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5009
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829541.27
Julian Day2418006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.87°
🪷 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 (22.5703°), declination -5.87°, EoT -12.00 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: 2026-05-14T09:45:49.814Z