पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1940 CE

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🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra288.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha338.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati350.77°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra4.77°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani5.79°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:10
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:35 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:35 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841229.27
Julian Day2429694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.22°
🪷 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 (23.0173°), declination -5.78°, 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: 1940-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)