पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1938 CE

🪷 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: 1995 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1345
Malayalam Era: 1114
Nanakshahi: 469
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra8.92°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.34°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha320.42°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra329.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani342.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 19 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 Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 18:02
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:34
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: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 Udveg06:18 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:46 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:14 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:02 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:14 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:46 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5039
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840498.27
Julian Day2428963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.04°
🪷 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 (22.9894°), declination -5.98°, 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 for: 1938-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)