पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 1976 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1383
Malayalam Era: 1152
Nanakshahi: 507
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.81°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra87.82°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.45°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha1.85°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.40°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra336.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani92.67°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:09
Yamaganda05:43 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:26
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:43 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:17 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:52 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:18 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:52 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:17 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854411.27
Julian Day2442876.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.75°
🪷 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 (23.5215°), declination 7.19°, EoT -2.19 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:00.089Z