पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 12, 1937 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: 1994 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1859 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1344
Malayalam Era: 1113
Nanakshahi: 468
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.74°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra10.37°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha16.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra9.24°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani335.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:24 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:09
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta05:39 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:14 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:14 – 05:39 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840170.27
Julian Day2428635.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.84°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.9768°), declination 8.46°, EoT -1.04 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: 1937-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)