पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 1952 CE

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🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1359
Malayalam Era: 1128
Nanakshahi: 483
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.14°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha234.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra215.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani171.58°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:41 – 16:00
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:21
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:41 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:00 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:19 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:00 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:41 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845547.27
Julian Day2434012.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1825°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.74°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.1825°), declination -23.09°, EoT -3.71 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: 1952-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)