पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 7, 1913 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1970 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1835 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1320
Malayalam Era: 1089
Nanakshahi: 444
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.98°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra357.32°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha338.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra20.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani39.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:18 – 08:53
Yamaganda10:27 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:09
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:44 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:18 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:53 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:43 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:53 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:18 – 05:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5014
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831399.27
Julian Day2419864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.74°
🪷 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 (22.6413°), declination 6.53°, EoT -2.49 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: 2026-05-14T09:31:12.124Z