पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 1971 CE

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🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1378
Malayalam Era: 1147
Nanakshahi: 502
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.35°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra194.27°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.10°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha340.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra290.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani25.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:37
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga06:08 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:07 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:08 (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 Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852561.27
Julian Day2441026.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.41°
🪷 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 (23.4507°), declination -2.07°, EoT -9.36 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: 2026-05-14T09:54:27.395Z