पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 13, 1949 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra124.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha305.65°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra320.86°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani128.48°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:37 – 18:06
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:37
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 Udveg06:11 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:40 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:39 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:37 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:06 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:39 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:40 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844523.27
Julian Day2432988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.94°
🪷 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 (23.1433°), declination -3.12°, EoT -10.22 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: 1949-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)