पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 26, 1963 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: 2020 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1370
Malayalam Era: 1139
Nanakshahi: 494
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra349.02°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.03°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha336.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra302.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani296.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:40
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:36
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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 Roga05:57 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:12 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 05:57 (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 Year5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849649.27
Julian Day2438114.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3393°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.26°
🪷 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 (23.3393°), declination 1.86°, EoT -6.26 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:46:48.961Z