पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 1953 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: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
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)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.96°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.33°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha337.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra7.92°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani183.20°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:07
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 Amṛta06:07 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845987.27
Julian Day2434452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.14°
🪷 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 (23.1993°), declination -1.92°, EoT -9.36 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: 1953-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)