पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 8, 1986 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: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra291.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha337.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani225.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:44
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:04 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:16 (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 Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858032.27
Julian Day2446497.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6600°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.19°
🪷 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 (23.6600°), declination -5.07°, EoT -11.53 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: 2026-05-14T09:25:07.014Z