पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 2, 1972 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.93°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra203.94°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha346.68°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra35.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani39.72°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:42 – 18:15
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:09 – 16:42
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:49 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:56 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:09 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:42 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:15 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:42 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:56 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852944.27
Julian Day2441409.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.25°
🪷 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 (23.4654°), declination 4.90°, EoT -4.03 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: 1972-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)