पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 30, 1971 CE

🪷 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 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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra30.22°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha4.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra307.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani26.95°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:36
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:53 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:13 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852575.27
Julian Day2441040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4513°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.01°
🪷 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 (23.4513°), declination 3.44°, EoT -4.98 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: 2026-05-14T09:54:11.979Z