पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 7, 1998 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra72.91°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha333.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra277.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani354.92°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:16
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 Kāla09:13 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:45
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:45 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 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 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:03 – 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 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:45 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862414.27
Julian Day2450879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.79°
🪷 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 (23.8276°), declination -5.42°, 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: 2026-05-14T06:28:29.901Z