पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 1915 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1972 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1837 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1322
Malayalam Era: 1091
Nanakshahi: 446
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra22.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha309.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati318.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra293.87°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani63.84°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla06:04 – 07:34
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:04 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:34 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:34 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832111.27
Julian Day2420576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.28°
🪷 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 (22.6686°), declination -0.66°, EoT -8.15 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: 2026-05-14T10:36:33.662Z