पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 1955 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra36.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.97°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha321.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.78°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra304.53°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani207.73°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:08
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:55 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:40 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846729.27
Julian Day2435194.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2277°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.34°
🪷 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 (23.2277°), declination 2.62°, EoT -5.62 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: 1955-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)