पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 30, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra12.48°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.67°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha357.59°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati318.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra298.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani357.69°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:25 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:30 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:08
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:53 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:25 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:14 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:25 – 05:53 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862437.27
Julian Day2450902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8284°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.34°
🪷 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 3.62°, EoT -4.98 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 for: 1998-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)