पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 11, 1966 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra200.77°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha342.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra284.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani327.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:11
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850730.27
Julian Day2439195.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.89°
🪷 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 (23.3807°), declination -3.95°, EoT -10.76 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: 1966-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)