पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 1939 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1996 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1346
Malayalam Era: 1115
Nanakshahi: 470
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra299.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.96°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha352.70°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra292.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani355.35°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:36
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:06 (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 Year5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840875.27
Julian Day2429340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.63°
🪷 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 (23.0038°), declination -1.37°, EoT -8.76 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: 2026-05-14T11:00:41.780Z