पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 17, 1956 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: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.19°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra28.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala258.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha316.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.62°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra17.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani219.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
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 Kāla09:07 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:36
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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 Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847084.27
Julian Day2435549.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2412°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.62°
🪷 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 (23.2412°), declination -1.42°, EoT -9.06 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: 1956-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)