पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 1998 CE

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🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra357.33°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.91°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha357.79°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati318.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra297.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani357.56°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:41 – 18:13
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:41
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:54 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:26 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:58 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:31 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:41 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:13 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:31 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:58 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:26 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862436.27
Julian Day2450901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8284°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.86°
🪷 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 (23.8284°), declination 3.23°, EoT -5.30 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: 2026-05-14T07:43:41.611Z