पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 19, 1950 CE

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🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1357
Malayalam Era: 1126
Nanakshahi: 481
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra339.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.08°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha326.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.34°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra291.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani142.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 18:09
Yamaganda12:07 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:38
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:04 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:35 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:09 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:35 – 06:04 (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 Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844894.27
Julian Day2433359.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.19°
🪷 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 (23.1575°), declination -0.85°, EoT -8.46 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: 2026-05-14T09:09:20.490Z