पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 6, 1948 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.02°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra313.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.03°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha332.54°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati247.08°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra39.21°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani113.04°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:43
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:35
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:53 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:53 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:45 (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)1844182.27
Julian Day2432647.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1303°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.80°
🪷 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 (23.1303°), declination 6.35°, EoT -2.79 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: 1948-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)