पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 23, 1948 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra130.16°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.96°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha312.87°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.39°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra24.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani113.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:39
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:37
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:31 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:11 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:31 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844168.27
Julian Day2432633.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.04°
🪷 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 (23.1297°), declination 0.92°, EoT -7.21 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: 2026-05-14T09:31:35.220Z