पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 12, 1959 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra356.34°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha346.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra356.48°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani253.25°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:39
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:36 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:05 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:36 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848174.27
Julian Day2436639.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.76°
🪷 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 (23.2829°), declination -3.68°, EoT -10.49 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: 1959-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)