पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 7, 1978 CE

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🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra295.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.20°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha329.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.64°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra333.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani122.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:35
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:38
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:03 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:17 (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 Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855109.27
Julian Day2443574.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.43°
🪷 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 (23.5482°), declination -5.48°, EoT -11.77 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: 2026-05-14T08:57:10.322Z