पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 27, 1971 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: 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya342.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra345.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha0.25°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra303.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani26.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla05:56 – 07:28
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:56 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:00 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:00 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852572.27
Julian Day2441037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4511°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.39°
🪷 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 (23.4511°), declination 2.27°, EoT -5.94 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: 2026-05-14T09:11:54.847Z